Life and Education: Adjudicating the Issues of Modern Moral Education

Author: Liu Tiufang
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: How should we truly care about the truth of morality? The first problem we encounter is that caring about the truth of morality and the ethical order of society. We deeply care about the truth of morality in a society where moral nihilism is not uncommon due to the relativism of ethical values, and where the pursuit of interests far outweighs moral concerns. Discussing morality is often seen as outdated. In an era of surging commercialism, what qualities are obscuring our "path"? Are we circling in detours? Or are we constantly wavering? Do we have a clear "path"? What kind of "path" is our modern moral education? We are already immersed in the context of modern moral education. This book, titled "Life and Education," revolves around the intrinsic connection between individual life and moral education, aiming to explore the current situation and fundamental issues of modern moral education in contemporary Chinese society. This is undoubtedly a challenging and sensitive topic in China under the background of reform and opening-up. The book from the perspective of the relationship and angle between education and life. The author grasps the essence of life, focusing on the elevation and transcendence of life by morality, arguing for the uplifting and motivating role of moral education in life, and capturing the soul of moral education. The author ties education to life discussions, through the integration of history and reality, defining education as the respect and promotion of life. This not only elevates the metaphysical understanding of moral education but also avoids abstract speculation, instead concretely applying it to the tangible, sensory level of life. Although the author's discussion is about the "modernity" issue, it dialectically examines the reasons for its modernity within a grand historical context. Through historical inquiries and comparisons between China and the world, it points out the root causes of traditional education, making all its arguments have the characteristic of "prescribing the right medicine for the right disease."