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"Concept Of Heaven And Man" In Ancient China And The Construction Of Contemporary Ecological Values

Posted on:2010-04-28Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J SunFull Text:PDF
GTID:2121360275480951Subject:Chinese philosophy
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"Concept of Heaven and man" is an important ethical issue of philosophy and ethics in ancient China,which involves relationship of man and nature."Concept of Heaven and man" not only has the closest contaction with basic question of ethics, but also constitutes a logical starting point for environmental ethics."Concept of Heaven and man" in ancient China highlights human's moral duty and ethical care for the nature and emphasizes harmonious accretion between man and nature, coordination between nature and civilization,kind moral of bearing all things.The ecological thought in "Concept of Heaven and man" retains the harmonious thought samples between human and nature under ancient agricultural civilization and highlights sharp contrast of the confrontation between heaven and human in modern industrial civilization,which provide a valuable resource to remold harmonious relationship between man and nature.Now,nature and human are estranged and human beings are under the baptism of global ecological crisis.We can serve "Concept of Heaven and man" as a human intelligence to reflect ecological crisis. However,because of the restrictions on the type of civilization,"Concept of Heaven and man" as an ecological traditional is lack of background of modern science and philosophy,ways of rational thinking and contemporary ecological foundation.Thus require a combination of achievements in the development of contemporary knowledge and practice fit the requirements to construct the ecological values.The ecological values we reconstruct pursuit harmonious coexistence at a higher lever of development and valuable target at common evolution.That means:human beings not only recognize that the earth bearings all lives,but also choose rational methods and tools of use of natural value and use scientific theories as a guide to explore the rational use of nature to develop the coordination between the sustainable development and environmental protection.
Keywords/Search Tags:Concept of Heaven and Man, Ecological Values, Construction
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