Confucian Ethics and the Construction of a Civic Morality Education System

Author: Shao Longbao
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The longevity of the Chinese nation for five thousand years can be attributed in part to the infiltration of Confucian culture into the blood of the people and its role in uniting their thoughts. In the 21st century, the Chinese nation is facing a comprehensive revival, and the Communist Party of China has timely proposed the great vision of building a harmonious society. This book, from the perspective of the times, combs, analyzes, and summarizes the development of Confucian ethical thought over the past two thousand years, and compares it with Western concepts of civil society, the history of civilization, moral values, ways of thinking, and philosophical spirit, one by one. It strives to reflect, critique, and modernize Confucian moral values, life philosophy, educational concepts, and theories of personal cultivation. It not only focuses on interpreting classical texts but also emphasizes the study of the "living" cultural tradition, namely the "cultural psychological structure" and "cultural bloodstream" embedded in modern people, integrating them into the construction of the current Chinese civic moral education system. It also incorporates them into the ways of being an official, a teacher, a businessman, and a parent, reflecting the role, value, and application of Confucian ethical culture in civic moral construction. The target readers of this book are: college students, graduate students, and professional researchers in philosophy and ethics.