21st Century Value Philosophy (From Spontaneity to Consciousness)

Author: Wang Yuliang
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book conducts an in-depth study on the significant developments, prolonged stagnation, and reasons for the in the evolution of value philosophy over the past century, with a focus on exploring the pathways and methods for value philosophy to overcome its state of stagnation. Through thorough logical reasoning and theoretical arguments on value philosophy from different periods in China and abroad, it demonstrates that the fundamental reason for the theoretical confusion and long-term stagnation of the dominant value philosophy theories in contemporary countries worldwide is the worship of spontaneity. By meticulously analyzing the two existing forms of value philosophy in the world today—theoretical value philosophy and practical value philosophy that starts from practice and its outcomes—it is only possible to correctly understand the essence of value by examining its existence, function, and development. The book systematically proposes a theoretical model centered on "consciousness" that meets the development needs of contemporary value philosophy, including realistic thinking, developmental thinking, practical thinking, and dialectical thinking. It seeks to genuinely flourish and advance value philosophy by tracing the theoretical trajectory from spontaneity to consciousness, thereby constructing a new system of 21st-century value philosophy that is grounded in reality, looks toward the future, and is full of vitality and dynamism.