儒家“和同”思想与中华民族精神

The Thought of “Ho-Tung” in Confucianism and the Ethos of China

儒家“和同”思想是中国传统文化的基本精神,主张在差异的基础上,去寻求一种和谐共处、共生、共长。而以儒家“和同”思想为根基的中华民族精神之特质表现为:以仁为本的“恕”道;作为至德的“中”道;作为价值判定的“直”道;作为和谐共长的“生”道。现代社会的发展日趋全球化、多元化、复杂化,那么,中华民族又将如何以自己独特的面貌和精神继续屹立于世界的东方呢? 儒家“和同”思想将给我们以深刻的启示。

The thought of “ho-tung” in Confucianism is the fundamental spirit of Chinese traditional culture. It suggests that all the various objects are growing and developing harmoniously. While the peculiarity of the Chinese national spirit based on the Confucian “Ho-tung” can be embodied as the following: “Shu Tao” on the basis of benevolence; the perfect virtues——“Chung Tao”; the value’s foundation——“Zhi Tao”; “Sheng Tao”, the harmonious growing of all the things. The development of the modern society is more global, more diversified and more complex. The thought of Confucian “Ho-tung” will give us more enlightenment about how China can exist continuously in the east of the world with it's own peculiarities and spirit.