The Positive Significance of Confucian Civilization in Peace Building

The Confucian emphasis on benevolence and empathy can be applied in conflict resolution processes.When parties in conflict embrace these values,it becomes easier to find common ground,compromise,and work towards peaceful solutions.Confucian civilization,with its emphasis on ethics,harmony,and diplomacy,offers valuable contributions to peace-building efforts in the contemporary world.By promoting virtuous leadership,fostering cross-cultural understanding,and emphasizing ethical governance,Confucianism can play a positive role in achieving and maintaining global peace.Confucianism continues to exert significant influence in the contemporary world,particularly in the context of peace-building efforts.This article explores the positive significance of Confucian civilization in contributing to peace-building endeavors globally.

The Exploration of relationship among benevolence, wisdom and courage in the context of Putnam＇s value theory

Confucius attaches great importance to the relationship between benevolence, wisdom and courage. Benevolence is the core of Confucius＇s moral principle, which reflects the principle of Confucius values; Wisdom is the recognition of the principle of benevolence and other values; Courage is the inner belief to achieve benevolence. Putnam rejected the dichotomy, of facts and value, he thought value problem also have cognitive meaning. This theory maintenance the relationship between benevolence, wisdom and courage is reasonable. To discuss the relationship between benevolence, wisdom and courage in the context of Putnam＇s value theory will help us to achieve the benevolence thought modernization.

Solving the Century Problem“Modern Transformation of China’s Traditional Confucianism”—A Mistake-Tolerant Democracy Perspective

The reason why Chinese scholars cannot bridge between Confucianism and democracy as a century problem since 1920s is that liberal democracy has two fundamental defects:Human beings born with wisdom have known rights before entering societies,which is contrary to Confucianism;separation between politics and religions has led to religious ceremony of confession far away from politics.Mistake-tolerant democracy whose right theory is the right to trial and error as an original right and mutual empowerment theory can overcome above defects.Liberty is divided into the right to trial and error as an original right in innovative fields which can be transferred by contract and unalienable liberties in non-innovative ones.The spirit and behavior of self-criticism to people like confession is a virtue which meets Confucian moral requirements of becoming a Saint and politician’s obligation required in mistake-tolerant democracy,which can solve the century problem at utmost.

In the Spirit of Benevolence:Taking Action to Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

Confucian doctors are representative of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)practitioners with excellent moral character and medical knowledge,they are not hidden in the depths of ancient documents but are a guiding inspiration for professional medical personnel today.Confucian doctors are representative group of benevolence in Confucian philosophy and demonstrate the scientific and humanistic spirit of Confucian philosophy and demonstrate the scientific and humanistic spirit of Confucianism in their medical practice.They are also leading medical practitioners who uphold professional ethics in their pursuits of scientific research,clinical diagnosis&treatment,and scholarship.Both TCM and Confucian doctors played important roles during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic in China.By virtue of the superb medical skills of Confucian doctors,integrated Chinese and Western medicine can quickly alleviate patients’symptoms,increase cure rates,reduce mortality rates,thus saving lives.Following the results of extensive clinical trials,this integrated therapy is now understood to be a beneficial treatment for COVID-19.The combination of TCM and Western medicine is a major feature of COVID-19 prevention and control in China.In particular,TCM plays a significant role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with its unique advantages.

Cognitive Interpretation of Thought of Benevolence in Confucianism

Confucianism thought has had an important role in many aspects of Chinese,and it has become the shared national spirit of Chinese nation. The core of Confucianism thought is the thought of benevolence,a great recreation of Chinese ancient great ideologists and educators,which is based on ritual and music culture of Confucianism,reflecting the philosophy of zeitgeist in various stages of social changes. The paper begins with the statement of connotation of the thought of benevolence in Confucianism. Then,six aspects of the thought,the benevolent loving others,principle of benevolence and loyalty,loving all people and animals,etc. are interpreted,including the practical significance of the thought,which provides effective reference for the application of the thought of benevolence in the present construction of harmonious society.

Derivation and Creation of Confucian Cultural Structure and Function Theory from the Theory of Material Structure and Function

By studying the relationship between physical structure and function in physical chemistry, the author breaks through the limitation of the western narrow social and cultural structure and function theory, and further derives and founds the Confucian cultural structure and function theory, thus creating a new research methodology and broadening the research horizon. Through the research, it is found that the Confucian culture structure consists of the hard structure ＂ritual＂ and the soft structure ＂benevolence＂, and based on this constructs three-outline, five- principal, four-moral, eight- virtul, five cardinal principals and other Confucian culture, so that these have a social management function, resulting in a 2000-year stable Chinese social order, which also provides reference for the social management of Chinese government today.

The Asian Dimension Reflection of Hofstede’s Cultural Theory—Based on the Consumption Cognitive Characteristics of Chinese Post-90s College Students

This article is based on Hofstede’s cultural theory,taking the post-90s college students as the research object,and through a small-scale survey method,uses the cultural conflicts of the post-90s college students’cognition of“frugality”and“consumption”to explore the characteristics of their consumption outlook.The consumption behavior of post-90s college students presents a diversified structure,lacks planning,and has short-term orientation tendencies such as light luxury and impulsive consumption.At the same time,it displays an obvious living within its means and a wait-and-see attitude towards advanced consumption,focusing on the long-term orientation of its own investment in the future.The Confucian cultural characteristics of the contradictory but complementary consumption outlook of college students born in the 1990s provide Hofstede with a new perspective beyond the long-term and short-term dualistic orientation.

An analysis of the Confucian ＂benevolence＂ and fit to foster a good family tradition

Family education is brought to the attention since ancient times ,good family trait is through the ages many dignitaries of cultivate our morality and set up home.＂ Benevolence ＂ thought is the core of Confucianism, and is also the important content of Chinese excellent traditional culture. In this paper, the content of the Confucian＂ benevolence ＂thought and its fit with modem start-up construction has carried on the preliminary analysis, probes into the Confucian idea of＂ love＂ to restore the meaning of good family trait

Historical Tracing of the Ideological Attribute of “Virtue”

Tracing back to the historical occurrence of“virtue”,it can be found that it originated from political practice and is an effective political technology with strong historical and political attributes.Among the core concepts of Confucianism,such as benevolence,rites,virtue,etc.,virtue should be the earliest to appear.Rites can be regarded as the daily,technical and detailed representation of virtue,while benevolence contains not only all ethical expectations of virtue,but also more complex humanistic information with more explicability.In contrast,“virtue”,with its rich practical color and ancient political experience,appears so simple that when it is regarded as an ideological concept,it is almost covered by the more mature“benevolence”with similar connotation,and overshadowed by richer“rites”.Therefore,virtue is the predecessor of rites and benevolence,which is the historical pedigree of the core concepts of Confucianism.

Ren (仁), the Benevolent Thought of Traditional Chinese Medicine

This article offers a brief introduction to the evolution of Ren(仁),which is not only the core of Confucian ethics but also the top moral principle observed by traditional Chinese medicine doctors,holding that feasible solutions to cultural conflicts could be worked out under the guidance of Ren.

The Bridge to a Western Confucianism:Between Legal Theory and Private Law

The aim of this essay is to analyse the future of Confucianism in Western societies or,at least,through the exegesis of Western scholars.To realize this overview definitely means to verify how Confucian thought crossed many contemporary and later theories,especially in juridical fields as the theory of private law and the public comparative law.That system of customary rules and pragmatic ethics did not fail to face the modernity by enlarging its views in the context of much more complex societies:So,a typical phenomenon of Eastern civilities,to the point that it is generally considered the most peculiar inheritance of both Chinese spirituality and administrative political science,became an interesting and suggestive test bench for different starting points.If it is correct to say that this is not a proper nowadays stance(remembering the praise of Leibniz and Voltaire,for instance),it is even more likely that Confucianism will catch the attention of a larger academic audience also in the nearest future and not only narrowing its rise to the enormous economic growth of the Chinese influence and ruling role in the world,directly getting a level of strength not far from the American governance.Unsurprisingly,the first defined approaches to a Western Confucianism,mixing elements from its absolutely unique written or traditional sources and aspects taken from the comparison with other cultures,are still coming from United States’universities,in the scientific field of sinology and,step by step,comparative law’s scholars and legal theorists.This fascinating development that opens up Confucian ethics to a bigger spectre of teachings and belongings is happening while Confucian rituals,temples,and precepts are reaching in modern days China an always more cohesive and aggregating religious phenomenology.The West looks for ideas,while the East is trying to find stability around a metaphysical substructure of common values to prevent conflicts and to keep societies safe.

Critical Dialogue on Creating Public Value:The Comparisons of Confucian Value,Socialist Core Value,Universal Value and Public Value

The Creating Public Value Theory by Mark Moore is more and more accepted all over the world.China has been a value-oriented society for all her history.However,China has been dominated by the Confucian ethics and modern political elite values,especially traditional instilled civil servants values and modern socialist core value.The public value of China has been highly cultured and localized.This paper tries to review briefly and make the critical comments on the following issues:(1)Confucian value;(2)the socialist core value;(3)the universal value;(4)the human common value;and(5)the public value.The paper highlights what differences of conceptualizing public value between China and the Western countries.

The Issue of Intergenerational Equity in the Context of Population Aging:From the Perspective of Confucian Ethics

As the aging population continues to grow in China the issue of intergenerational equity in the field of old-age security has become increasingly prominent. Through a comparative study of the liberal theory of intergenerational equity, this paper shows that at least in the contemporary social context of China, filial piety still acts as an important moral foundation and value basis for the intergenerational distribution of old-age support resources. The emphasis on an intergenerational contract based on filial piety not only presents a theoretical perspective transcending liberalism for addressing the issue of intergenerational equity in the context of contemporary China, but also provides significant and irreplaceable institutional resources. Starting from the Confucian family-centered theory of social justice and through the reconstitution of traditional ethical resources, this paper explores a family-centered, multi-level old-age security system to cope with the issue of intergenerational equity against the backdrop of population aging.

How Confucian Philosophy of Balanced Harmony Promotes World Harmony

Harmony is the general principle for dealing with various social problems and promoting world harmony.China regards“harmony is most precious”as its ultimate value goal.Harmony is the core value and moral sentiment of the Chinese nation and it is the criterion for dealing with the relationships between people,between people and society,and between countries.The principles and methods of harmony should be used to govern a state so that it can be in a state of mutual integration.Harmony is a theoretical prescription for solving many crises and contradictions today.It is the meaning and value of learning and understanding universal rule.Harmony is the core value of the Chinese nation,the noumenon and universal rule of human existence,and the well-being of human existence.Harmony has various levels of expression,and its value is mainly reflected in harmony of oneself,harmony of the people,and harmony of nature.Benevolence is the core value concept of balanced harmony,and the philosophy of balanced harmony is realized through propriety.No matter for the communication between individuals,or the relationships between groups,nations,and countries,harmony is the eternal value pursuit and propriety is its eternal value carrier.

A Comparison of Confucian Analects Translated by James Legge and Bur ton Watson

Confucian Analects is one of the most important ancient Chinese classics,attracting various scholars to study and trans late it throughout history.Here I extract the translation versions of James Legge and Burton Watson of chapter 1.Raised by Hans J.Vermeer,skopos theory determines the translation strategies that are used in the translation;so this paper will briefly analyze the two translations’features from the perspective of domestication and foreignization under different translation goals.

明清之际中国社会对欧洲文明的拒斥与接受

16-18世纪耶稣会传教士来中国传教,同时也带来了部分西方的科学知识。中国的儒家士人和士大夫群体中,有一部分人激烈反对、拒斥接受这些知识,也有一部分人乐于学习传教士带来的科学知识,接受并试图融合而后超越西方文化。拒斥的一方,有出于意识形态立场、政治安全角度考虑的,如《破邪集》的编辑者徐昌治,以及该书中收录的各色人等,如清初布衣杨光先;也有王夫之这样的大儒,从儒家经学中天文、地理知识的固有立场出发,批评利玛窦的地圆说和地球与太阳及诸行星的距离说。接受的一方表现出比较多元的立场,有徐光启的“超胜会通”说、方以智的“坐集千古之智”折衷说,也有以康熙皇帝为代表的“西学中源”说。“西学中源”说虽然最终不利于中国人虚心学习西方的科学知识,但也包含着一定的合理的文明交流互鉴思想,即在学习外来文明中的先进内容时,必须保持民族文化的主体性。

范仲淹经学核心思想探析

范仲淹是宋代士人中集经术、事功、道德、文章于一身的“第一人”。由于范仲淹的人品、事业在当时太过辉耀,导致其在经学上的建树被道德功名掩盖,故而长期不为学界所关注。近年来,学者们对范仲淹经学的研究已经有所推进,但大多是从易学、春秋学等单一经学学科对其经学思想进行探索与阐释。若从整体的层面对范仲淹的经学进行深入分析,则可发现其经学的核心思想主要包括以下几个方面的内容:一是“政必顺民”的民本思想,包括养民、利民、爱民等具体内容;二是“穷变通久”的改革思想,将《周易》“穷则变,变则通,通则久”的理论作为主导“庆历新政”的哲学思想;三是“先忧后乐”的忧乐思想,进则忧国忧民,退则乐天乐道。

论扬雄儒者身份认同下的辞赋书写与赋论成就

特定的时代背景、思想环境和个人经历造成了扬雄对儒家思想的接受,他推崇儒家代表人物孔孟,认同儒家观念和儒家经典,同时捍卫孔子儒学思想纯洁性,以一名儒者的身份自居。在儒者身份的自我认同下,赋家扬雄在辞赋书写与赋论成就方面表现出浓厚的儒家色彩。赋作方面,在儒家经世思想影响下,扬雄辞赋创作体现出以赋入仕、以赋纳谏的目的;同时继承儒家美刺传统,采用修饰文辞、婉转达意的创作方法;将儒家明哲保身、重视民生的观念纳入创作内容;晚年又因赋不能“用”而“悔赋”。赋论方面,在儒家重文观、中庸观、诗怨观的影响下,扬雄最早认识到了赋文体“丽”的审美本质,率先将“则”作为辞赋的分类标准,创新建构了赋文体“讽谏”的实际功能,在中国赋论史上具有重要的地位。