儒家文化教育对欧洲近代文明的影响与启示

Influence and Enlightenment of Confucianism Cultural Education on European Modern Civilization

以儒学为核心的中国文化教育思想随着儒家学说的西传得到欧洲有识之士的价值认同,欧洲中世纪神学权威在儒学文明的冲击下发生了动摇。儒家"民为邦本"的民本思想,"为政以德"的治国之道,"选贤与能"的用人之方,"有教无类"的全民教育观等,对欧洲近代文明产生了积极影响。回顾孔子儒学在西方传播的历程和对欧洲启蒙运动及近代文明的影响,可以看到儒家文化教育在多元文化世界中的普世价值,可以增强国人的文化认同与文化自觉,有助于加强优秀文化教育精神传承,丰富当代文化教育内涵。

With the spread of Confucian doctrine to the west, the Chinese cultural educational ideas with Confucianism as its core had been identified by the European insightful men. And with the impact of Confucianism civilization, the theological authority in Dark Ages wavered. The people-based ideas of Confucian that people are the root of a country, the way to run a country that state affairs are managed with morality, the method to employ persons that selecting the worthy and promoting the capable, and the nationwide educational outlook that in education there should be no class distinction brought beneficial influence to the European modern civilization. Looking back at the course of Confucian＇s spread in the west and the influence on the European enlightenment movement and modern civilization, we can see that Confucianism cultural education is of universal value in the pluralistic cultural world, which can enhance the cultural identification and cultural consciousness of the countrymen, making for the mental heritage of excellent cultural education and enriching the connotation of the contemporary cultural education.