Ultimate Care Theory: Philosophical Insights on Humanity

Author: Tao Fuyuan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is grounded in the contemporary reality of China, guided by Marxism. Building upon a critical inheritance of modern Western and traditional Chinese humanistic thought, it explores several major theoretical issues in humanistics and proposes many fresh insights. The author argues, "Philosophy is a worldview theory centered on the world, and humanistics is the theory of the general nature of human beings." It reviews differing opinions, draws from various strengths, and clarifies the positions to be held. On many important theoretical issues, there have been diverse views throughout history and across cultures. The author analyzes these views one by one, pointing out that human essence cannot be defined by any single characteristic of a person. Instead, human essence is a whole composed of the physiological, psychological, and social practical characteristics of human beings, with social practice being the primary characteristic of human essence and the basis for its formation. The book adheres to the principle of combining theoretical research in humanistics with the resolution of real-world human issues. It theoretically discusses how human needs and the pursuit of interests serve as the internal driving force for human activities, followed by a systematic explanation of how to utilize the incentive mechanism of interests to mobilize the socialist enthusiasm of laborers. As this book upholds the principle of combining fundamental theoretical research on human beings with the resolution of real-world human issues, its content is imbued with a sense of the times and radiates vitality.