The Role Of Confucianism In Humanity-Based Quality Education Of College Students

It is well known that occidental philosophy puts emphasis on analytical thinking which leads the world science and technology. However, it is obvious that it still has shortcomings. The highly -developed modern science and technology is "leading human beings and their culture to a unfamiliar, indifferent, dark world full of crisis". In China, the crisis of humane spirit has been a striking issue since the 1990s in the circle of philosophy. Therefore, it is a necessary requirement to promote the humane spirit and re-find the lost spiritual homeland for the development of education.Since the 1990s, quality education has been carried forward greatly in China. The historic background, from which the theory of quality education stemmed, shows that China 's younger generation is required to draw the best elements of occidental science and culture and make a good command of all the world's excellent fruits so as to contribute in China's rejuvenation. Currently, quality education in China focuses on humanity-based education, which aims at students' humane spirit. We all know that every nation has its own culture, which persists the arche of belief. So the learning of the world's excellent culture should not be separated from the learner's own history. The occidental scholars, while trying to find an effective prescription to the hard ills of their own culture, acknowledge the strength of oriental culture, which is takes into account the whole picture of a thing. Then, how can we oriental people interpret our own culture in a correct approach?In China, "The impact of Confucianism, as the trunk of Chinese culture, exists in every tradition. And interweaving modern culture with traditional one is a way of life that can not be changed." said Li Jinglin, a professor of Department of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University, "The basis of quality education is to persist the arche of belief and develop the religious spirit". He also claimed that "these arche and spirit are the main spirit of the Chinese Nation governed by Confucianism".Confucianism, human-based and humanity-oriented, offers abundant resources toconduct humanity-based quality education, though Confucianism has somewhat lost its dominance in the thinking field since May 4th Movement. When upholding the science, we should not give up our own good tradition, which advocates ethics. Otherwise, we would lose our believes in the modem times.Confucianism still have a great many unique effects on students to develop their idea of sustainable development, moral and legal thinking, honest and honorable virtue, and the cultivation of ideal personality, according to the educational aim in universities of talent-training and science-personifying and the comprehensive demand required by the time of knowledge-based economy. Therefore, it is strategically significant to improve the quality of students with the cream of Confucianism as the content of quality education in the process of China's rejuvenation.To strengthen quality education with the guide of the cream of Confucianism, efforts should be done to modify the educational concept, improve the education methods and create a better culture atmosphere on campus.