孔子“君子”论及其教育价值

Confucius’ Theory of Gentleman and the Educational Value

儒家思想作为中国传统文化的主流具有重要价值.对孔子的研究主要集中在其各个思想议题,但最终指向都是为了培养"君子".孔子思想语境下的"君子"具有高尚内在修养和优雅外在风貌,孝悌行于家,并将仁爱推及他人,行为以道义为准绳.严己宽人,言行谨慎.孔子强调君子谦虚好学,闻过则改,而这正是获得理政才能,更好地服务社会的关键所在.孔子的君子思想对新时代具有很高的教育价值.

As the mainstream of Chinese traditional culture, Confucianism shows significant value to China. The study of Confucius mainly focuses on its various ideological issues, all of which aim to cultivate "Gentleman Personality". The Confucian "Gentleman" combines with external elegant appearance and internal noble cultivation, fulfills filial piety at home, and pushes the benevolence to others. Basing the behavior on morality, he is strict with himself while lenient with others, and cautious in the choice of words. Confucius emphasized that a gentleman should be modest and eager to learn and correct his mistakes once he’d noticed, which is exactly the key to the ability of administration in many aspects and the ability to serve the society better. In conclusion, Confucius’ theory of gentleman offers high educational value to modern society.