论和谐与和谐社会

On Harmony and Harmonious Society

追求社会和谐,实现和谐社会,是人类的共同愿望和美好理想。在中西哲学和伦理思想中,追求社会和谐是思想的主流。中国传统主流思想是以孔子为代表的儒家和谐哲学。和谐社会是存在矛盾和冲突但又能正视并妥善化解矛盾和冲突的社会。理想的和谐社会是“各个人的自由发展是其他一切人自由发展的条件的联合体”。

Harmonious society is human common wish and nice ideal. In Chinese and Western ethics, the mainstream thoughts seek a society harmonious. The mainstream Chinese traditional thought is Confucian harmonious philosophy represented by Kongzi. Harmonious society is one where contradictions and conflicts exist and also can be faced squarely and resolved. The ideal harmonious society is a community where one develops freely constitutes the conditions on which others develop freely.