Universal Values ​​of Rational Appeal And Limits

Globalization has brought enormous benefits to human beings, but also evoked a lot of social problems. The solution of these problems depends on a code of conduct which humans abide by. So, the researches on the universal values increasingly become a hot topic and humans called for universal values. But in a today of the globalization of economy,the multi-polarization of politic and the diversity of culture, can we reach a consensus on the value or the extent to this consensus? This article centers on it, which discusses the historical source of universal values, the rational demands of universal values and logical limits and practical limits of universal values and the development of approaches and so on, which use a new methodology to reply to the construction of universal value within a globe.In fact, there was not "universal value" term in the ancient tradition of philosophy, But the idea was no lack of universal values, most of which reflect the thinking is the "golden rules "thinking in the ancient tradition of philosophy. In modern times this idea get still a lot of attention by the west philosophers such as Hobbes,Locke,Leibniz,Kant, etc. who has elaborated on its depth and discussion. As a result, as a the most basic value principles in the traditional philosophy achieve its evolution from ancient to modern times, which provide a useful mental resource for universal value in the context of globalization. In the combing process of historical source of universal values, we can see that it is based on the premise of responsibilities and obligations, and the bearer of obligations and responsibilities are the people who are regarded as the main body of social practice. Since the emergence of global issues, the time called for universal values. Meanwhile the realistic existences of diverse interests provide a realistic basis for the structure of universal value, and the Marx's concept of the common interests can provide important theoretical support for universal values. However, how far and how much the universal values can realize? As today's society is not only a rich, free and diverse society, but also a society of globalization and rational order, which makes the realization of universal values have a certain limit both in logic and reality. This determined the universal value only approach to communication practice. In summary, based on harmonious and different value concept, it is possible to construct a universal value containing the multiple value property.