Mencius Moral Education Thought And Contemporary Enlightenment

Nowadays, moral principles are in crises, moral faith has declined, and moral standards are partial. Under these situations, to enhance socialist moral principles reconstruction is our urgent task. Thinking about the good tradition that Chinese always pay more attentions to moral education, especially Confucius and Mencius are on behalf of Confucianism great masters. They are also Chinese moral education pioneers. Their moral education theory and specific practice are precious wealth in our national moral education history. Up to now, they are also valuable for us to analyses, discuss and use for reference.This paper try to discuss Mencius moral education from philosophy views: how to know the philosophy base of Mencius moral education entirely - the theory of good human nature ; how to understand moral contents based on this theory—good human nature; how to make moral contents realize possibly , and philosophy ideas of moral education can bring what kinds of notices in the present age . All these are the main points to discuss in this paper.This paper mainly analyses Mencius moral education thoughts from five points. First it mainly discuss about the background, contents, logic structure and character position of the theory about good human nature . This theory is the philosophy base of Mencius moral education, and it is also the base of the whole Mencius thoughts system. According to the comprehensive analysis , we define the purpose and meaning of Mencius moral education .That is to say that Mencius education is moral principles education and moral education . The aim of the education is to train a man of virtue , who is learned and versatile, who can cultivate his moral characters , manage his family affairs , manage the state affairs, and bring the whole world under control. This paper talks about contents of moral education in detail. That is four moral intensions about kindheartedness , loyalty, politeness and intelligence. According to analysis , we think that kindheartedness , loyalty , politeness and intelligence are the undivided entirety . Although these four parts have different intensions and points of view , they also have internal relations. So our attitude to Mencius moral thoughts is to absorb it dialectically, draw on the best parts, then use it for us.About how to realize the aim of moral education , the exposition about Mencius theory of human nature is only to discuss the moral origin . That is kindheartedness , loyalty, politeness and intelligence. These four moral behaviors' beginnings and shoots provide base and guarantee for the good human nature. and also bring reasonability for moral birth, but they are not complete moral. If we want to change moral possibility into reality. We also need to be trained and enlarge ourselves postnatal. Then how can we enlarge four parts and make human nature best and completely. Mencius researched the inner surrounding of a man comprehensively from examining yourself, teaching a man naturally and being affected by environment. He said the specific path to realize moral education. This is the most meaningful, urgent needed, precious wealth for us in moral education.After analyses Mencius moral education comprehensively, we found that we used the kindheartedness , loyalty , politeness and intelligence to discuss moral appearance conflicts, moral life difficult positions, moral reconstruction lose and gain in the moral life . They are very important to inspire us . We can use four factors: kindheartedness , loyalty , politeness , and intelligence , to analyses any problems that occur in moral behaviors, and find ways to solve the problems in accordance with these factors . This is why we learn from its contents mainly.All in all , we study and discuss Mencius moral education thoughts , excavate it deeply ,and absorb its valuable thoughts dialectically. Then we combine it with the present era characters , and give it new era contents . It has an important reference meaning and value for us to change the present not perfect moral education situations and enhance moral education effects and aims.