.16,17 Century Western "reason And Desire" Is A Comparative Analysis

As an important area of traditional philosophy and ethics, "Views of Reason and Desire" is the core problem that can not been overstepped when any question of theory of human nature is discussed. How to correctly handle the relationship between reason and desire issue has always confused scholars of China and the West, and their views are constantly changing with the times. Up to 16-17 century, the greatest unstable period of thinking around the world, Chinese and the western societies have all come into being and developed a new economic form, political structure and cultural concept, and to different degrees, the two societies have undergone a qualitative change. Especially in the affirmation of human nature, and the conceptual changes of Reason and Desire, the Chinese and western scholars have striking similarities. At the same, under the cover of these similarities, these changes still have great difference whether in form or in essence. It is the characteristi(?)s of these differences that decide the different directions and outcomes in their own road of development of Chinese and western "Views of Reason and Desire" and "Theory of Human Nature", which is the point to be discussed and explored in depth in this article.This article includes the following five parts:Partâ… :Introduction. Describe the significance of topic and research status. The emphasis is to interpret that "Views of Reason and Desire" as the important areas of traditional Chinese philosophy and ethics deserve our careful study and discussion.Partâ…¡:Interpretation and development origin of "Views of Reason and Desire". For ages scholars of Chinese and western understand the reason and desire in different ways. Based on the collection and conclusion of related documents, I made a principled interpretation on the concept of "Reason" and "desire", and a systematic analysis of the development origin of Chinese and the western "Views of Reason and Desire".Partâ…¢:Historical conditions of the transformation of Chinese and western "Views of Reason and Desire" in 16-17 Century. By the analysis of 16-17 century Chinese and Western social backgrounds, we can see modernization of economic production, political instability, generation of new social class and ideology, and the evolvement of traditional "Views of Reason and Desire", which all made far-reaching influence on the transformation of the views of reason and desire at that time.Partâ…£:The thinking of transformation of Chinese and western "Views of Reason and Desire" in 16-17 Century and the performance of Ming and Qing Dynasties. As a comparison reference of the "humanism" in the Renaissance, I analyzed the "Views of Reason and Desire" of different factions in Song and Ming Dynasties, in particular YanJun's views of reason and desire," I act, but by rule", and the embodiment of new "Reason and Desire " in the Popular Novels of the Ming Dynasty 16-17 century.Partâ…¤:The impact and significance of the transformation of 16-17 Century Chinese and western "Views of Reason and Desire". Ideological transformation brought great changes to the Chinese and western societies at that time, for example, the liberation of humanity, the subversion of views of reason and desire, the reconstruction of values and so on. While, these changes even affect the process of the entire community and the historical evolution. Therefore, it's necessary for us to rebuild the "Views of Reason and Desire" in the level of ethical traditions, in order to promote the re-construction and further improvement of the moral values of contemporary society.