Research Of The Rule Of Self-cultivation In Confucianism Before The Qin Dynasty And Its Modern Inspiration

Nowadays, the era is ever-changing, in which, the social politics, economy, culture and even people's thoughts are varying greatly. The new age need the people who have not only the scientist knowledge but the noble morals, sound character and strong will. Surely, all these people are not born outstanding. They should refine themselves by education, trainings, and sufferings. That means, it takes a long and tough developing process to grow to be the suitable modern man.In Chinese traditional culture, every school emphasizes of self-cultivation. The ancestors have developed many systematical theories. Among these theories, the most famous one is the rule of self-cultivation in Confucian ideology, which is based on the thoughts of the philosophers who lived before the Qin Dynasty. They believe self-cultivation is the basic way to realize the greatest ideal in society and to build the perfect character. We do research on this Confucian self-cultivation and its present inspiration so as to understand the Confucian ideology and to form the noble morals of the modern people.The aim to analyze the history is to fulfill the current necessity. About Confucian ideology, we compared its content, evaluate its concept and explore its value in order to find out the modern worth which can be used in improving people's outlook. So, the thesis can be divided into four parts:Research on the self-cultivation theory before Qin Dynasty. The article expounds the theory's base from the social condition and the humanity. This part is the foundation to explain the thoughts objectivelyand fairly.Emergence of the content of the self-cultivation theory before Qin Dynasty. The article shows the content from the aim, means, and process. This part can help us understand the basic attitudes entirely and prepare for the value discussion.Appraisal on the historical value of the self-cultivation theory before Qin Dynasty. The article comments on its positive and negative historical effects. Only when we evaluate the history correctly and objectively can we reject the dross and assimilate the essence, which can be helpful to the new age.Summary about the modern inspiration of the self-cultivation theory before Qin Dynasty. In order to draw modern inspiration for the people, we analyzed the content and appraise the thoughts. All these inspirations can help people form the noble morals and meet the new challenges in society.