Confucian Ethics Thought Of The Study Of Animals

ABSTRACT:The relationship between man and nature, human society must face. The animals are most close to nature and human populations, the human need to improve the relationship between man and nature, we must first coordinate the relationship between man and animals. And one can not simply to look on top of Western theories in traditional Chinese culture, also has deep concern for the feelings of animals. Against cruelty to animals, cherish life, hunting animals thought to have time constraints, both in Confucianism exudes light, but also the survival of animals on our problems to solve a large theoretical support.First, the article discusses the basic content of animal ethics, and its preliminary analysis and defined. Animal ethics is about the relationship between humans and animals theoretical system. Unique compassion and human ethics of animal rights is one of the bases.Secondly, the main animals of the Confucian ethical point of view has combed. First, the Chinese Confucian theory of the fear of life and teach people to care for the animals. Second, Confucian thought has Jen love objects, compassionate human feelings; this Humanistic Feelings embodies the wisdom of ancient Chinese philosopher, but also lack of response to the current animal ethics important theoretical guidance. Finally, the Confucian concern for the animals as the object of human morality, the animals as their brothers, these are the feelings derived from the unique psychological basis of Confucianism. But also discusses the ethics of Confucian basic characteristics of animals and their performance in the practice of ancient society.Again, this paper explores the animals of Confucian ethics and Taoist and Buddhist ethical point of view of animals were compared. This paper from the animal's position, killing the problem, the difference the love of animals and other aspects were compared.Finally, the problems facing contemporary society, of Confucianist ethics of the contemporary significance of animals. The purpose of theory is practice, understanding the task of not only understanding the world, more important is to change the world. Therefore, this paper reveals the end of Confucian ethics of animal social development of contemporary inspiration and guidance. Ethics in the Confuciantraditionof animal to human wisdom to provide a thought-provoking, more and more significant in today's unique value, it is worth our careful study, which is discussed in this paper to try animal Confucian ethics embodied in the contemporary contemporary values.Protection of ecological balance, harmony between man and animal, has become the consensus of mankind. Animals in human society in determining the status and determine the animal should be the question of how to use, no doubt, has a vital role in ethical thinking. The relationship between man and animal and human moral responsibility to animals, it is the concerns of animal ethics. Through research of this subject, hoping to Confucian ethics in the contemporary animal ethics in the value of social development as a basis for the harmonious relationship between man and animals in the pursuit of human social, economic and cultural sustainable development.