Deng Xiaoping Ethical Thinking

Any great social change can lead to the evolution of moral concepts. Based on the practice of reform and opening to the world and the construction of socialist market economy, Deng Xiaoping elaborated the subject of ethics in a down-to-earth attitude, which was set forth in the social practice. The thesis collects and arranges the ethic thoughts which are scattered in Deng Xiaoping抯 talks and systematically analyzes his ethic concepts?historical background, main con tents, characteristics as well as the instructive significance. The thesis is composed of three parts: The first part concentrates on analyzing the historical juncture of Deng Xiaoping抯 ethic thoughts and makes it evident that his ethic thoughts result from combining the historical movement of socialist construction and the reform policy with Deng Xiaoping抯 excellent personal qualities. The second part expounds the main contents of his ethics system concerning such aspects as ethic principles, ethic regulations, ethic ideals as well as ethic education. It puts an emphasis on analyzing how Deng Xiaoping enriches, develops and surpasses Chinese traditional ethics culture on the basis of connecting Chinese reality with the times?characters. From the unties of advanced and extensive natures, theory and practice as well as times and inheritance ,the last part summarizes the characters of Deng xiaoping抯 ethic thoughts and discusses the instructive significance of his ethic concepts upon the ethic construction under the conditions of socialist market economy.