A Research On Filial Piety Education Thought In Analects Of Confucius

Filial piety culture is the core content of Chinese traditional culture,and filial piety education is an important part of Chinese moral education.The Analects of Confucius,one of the Confucian classics,not only establishes the theoretical system with "benevolence" as the fundamental virtue,but also sets up the practical content with "filial piety" as the greatest virtue.The paper takes "benevolence" as the theoretical entry point and combines "filial piety" in social reality to study filial piety education in "Analects of Confucius" from the following aspects.The first part is the introduction,which clarifies the reason,research purpose and research significance of the paper,sorts out the research status of filial piety education thought in Analects of Confucius,defines the concepts of "filial piety" and other concepts,and also introduces the research methods of the paper.The second part is the historical background of filial piety education thought in Analects of Confucius.The filial piety education thought in Analects of Confucius is the product of the comprehensive effect of politics,economy and ideology and culture in the Spring and Autumn period.The turbulence in the political situation has put forward realistic demands for the establishment of the fundamental virtue of benevolence.The improvement of productivity level provides material conditions for the establishment of the greatest virtue of filial piety.The development of private schools and the contention of hundreds of schools of thought have provided deep impetus for the promotion of filial piety education.Confucius’ experience and knowledge provided a living sample for his unique understanding of filial piety.The third part is the basic connotation of filial piety education thought in Analects of Confucius.The filial piety education thought in Analects of Confucius is of great significance for maintaining family ethics,maintaining political stability and promoting social harmony.The specific content of filial piety education can be summarized as raising relatives and respecting relatives,treating relatives with courtesy,being good at remonstrating with relatives and carrying on the mission at the family level.On the political level,it is mainly reflected in serving the monarch with loyalty.The application of moral education methods such as teaching students in accordance with their aptitude,model demonstration,persuasion,self-cultivation,evaluation and emotional cultivation,etc.It has greatly promoted the implementation of filial piety education in Analects of Confucius.The fourth part is the value of filial piety education thought in Analects of Confucius.Although the filial piety education thought in the Analects of Confucius was limited by the social and historical conditions at that time,and had certain feudalism and limitations,there were still many contents of positive significance in contemporary social life.Studying the theoretical and practical value of filial piety education thought in Analects of Confucius is of great significance to the rich development of filial piety education theory and to the solution of filial piety problems in social reality.