From Tradition to Enlightenment: The Modern Transformation of Chinese Traditional Family Ethics

Author: Liu Huiou
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This work explores the emergence, evolution, and modern transformation of traditional Chinese family ethics from a dynamic perspective. It examines the historical trajectory of traditional Chinese family ethics before the May Fourth Movement through a vertical investigation that traces its roots and development. The study follows the progression of time as the longitude, the thoughts and actions of individuals as the latitude, the changes in modern Chinese society as the background, and the evolution of Western family ethics as a point of comparison. The book reveals how Chinese family ethics navigated the conflicts between the ancient and the modern, the new and the old, and the Chinese and the Western to progress into the modern era. During the research process, the author strives to combine the changes in family ethics thought and concepts with the actual ethical status of family life in contemporary society, aiming to uncover the reasons, processes, content, and essence of the transformation of traditional Chinese family ethics. The paper references a vast amount of literature, presents a clear and well-organized narrative, and offers thought-provoking insights.