Wang Yangming’s Thought Of Moral Education And Its Contemporary Value

An important part of ideological and political education is the critical inheritance of our traditional moral education resources.In his lectures,Wang Yangming contributed a lot of values to the basic theories,principles and methods of moral cultivation.The main work of this paper is the systematic construction of Wang Yangming’s moral education thought.The full text consists of five parts.Introduction.First,it explains the possibility of moral education in Wang Yangming’s thought,the demand of era environment for moral education,and the importance of the application of Wang Yangming’s moral education.Next,this paper introduces the relevant achievements of Wang Yangming’s thought and moral education at home and abroad.By analyzing the quantity and content of the works and literature,it explains the necessity of elaborating Wang Yangming’s thought of moral education systematically.Finally,the paper briefly explains the preliminary preparation,research direction and writing ideas.The first part shows that the formation of Wang Yangming’s thought is the result of internal and external factors.First of all,any kind of thought is a reflection of the established reality of society,so Wang Yangming’s moral education thought has its social and historical background.Secondly,Wang Yangming’s moral education reflects the inheritance and development of Confucian culture.Finally,Wang Yangming’s moral education thoughts are directly related to family education and edification.The second part explains the possibility of moral education.In other words,the philosophical foundation of Wang Yangming’s moral education thought.Wang Yangming’s thought of moral education is not a set of systematic and ready-made theoretical results.We should start from the theoretical basis of Wang Yangming’s thought,from the three theories of "mind is principle" "the unity of knowing and doing" and "the extension of the innate knowledge".This paper analyzes the core concepts and central thoughts involved in Wang Yangming’s thought,grasps the basis of human being’s ability to cultivate and become good.The third part discusses how to realize moral education.This article is mainly based on the integration and analysis of Wang Yangming’s texts,and in-depth analysis of Wang Yangming’s moral education thought.Based on the theory of ideological and political education,it discusses the goal and content of education,the principles and methods of teaching.It is precisely because of Wang Yangming’s rich moral education thoughts,the appropriate content of education and the application of education methods,can still shine in the modern society.Part four,how to make the past serve the present and help the contemporary moral education.According to the analysis of the previous several parts,Wang Yangming’s moral education mainly starts from the individual,highlights the subjectivity and gives play to the individual’s moral initiative.Moreover,morality,as a special way of regulating norms,puts higher demands on individuals.It is mainly manifested as from inside and outside,from oneself to others.In moral education,it is manifested as knowledge internalizing virtue and virtue externalizing welldoing,so as to realize individual morality,and realize the harmony of the whole society.