Equality, Freedom, and Eastern and Western Civilizations: Also Discussing Natural Law

Author: Feng Yadong
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: Equality and freedom are the two fundamental value goals formed in the spiritual level through human interactions in groups. Many values that humans have longed for over thousands of years are merely derivatives or specific manifestations of these two fundamental values. As the only special species in the Earth's biosphere with spiritual pursuits, humans are always consciously or subconsciously constrained by their fundamental value goals in their secular lives within a group atmosphere. The thinking habits, lifestyles, cultural content, social systems, and specific customs and etiquette of specific human groups can all be traced back to the value goals they establish. Over thousands of years, the fairness and justice that humans have longed for have always been interpreted and referenced according to their own value perspectives in different groups.