Comparative Study Of The Theories On System Golden Mean Thought Of Confucius And Aristotle

"What's Middle,big of land under heaven are also this also;What's Harmony,that reaches a road in the world also;Reaches Middle and Harmony,all things of Heaven and Earth coordinate,all things on earth raise".Golden mean of human thought as the ideological and cultural history of outstanding achievements,the Golden mean ethical norms of individual behavior in thought,and safeguard national stability,the role can not be ignored,regardless of past,present,or future,it should be people's universal attention.Confucius has inherited and developed the thought that the"Middle"and"Harmony"since Yin and Chou,have got up with"Middle"and"Common"connection,have brought forward the"Golden mean"concept.His so-called"Golden mean"is"holding the two and using the middle",words and deeds accords with Rites of Chou call for people,"therefore rite reaches middle",think that fundamental categories of the Confucian School such as"Benevolence","Rite"tries to reach society's by doing a mean course in containing in The Golden mean,a lasting good order,"Golden mean that is morals,reaches that be rarely",so,Golden mean is extreme significant.Stand in the middle of Aristotle on his master's position,the inheritance and development of the ancient Greek wise men's"Harmony", combined with the real world at that time,made the Golden mean(middle) theory.The Golden Mean in Aristotle's works,also known as the"middle way",the so-called"middle way"is"moderate,""well","Achieve the Golden mean"means,that is,a"no-cross and cross"between the state.He put the golden mean as the highest good or highest virtue,"virtue is the Golden mean,""Virtue is Golden mean,as the highest good and extreme beauty."Confucius and Aristotle are the Golden mean(middle way) epitomize thought,the thought in the Central and Western philosophy and cultural history plays an important role,especially in building a harmonious socialist society in our country today,the thought of two of the middle way and study has important theoretical and practical significance.