Study Of Mencius' Moral Generative Theory And Its Modern Value

The theory of how moral comes into being is a profound theory in Ethics. It has much to do with the justice and the function of the moral principles. Besides, people's acceptance of the moral principles moral values is also determined by the way of how moral comes into being. So, having a thorough study on the theory is of great importance and significance when doing research on someone's Ethical thoughts.Mencius had set a good example on the theory of how moral comes into being. He thought that moral values rooted from the heart of human beings, that is to say, people are born with moral values. So, what people should do is to find them and recognize them, if they do, they will get virtue. On the basis of this, some sages and virtuous men summarize these moral values and abstract some moral principles which are used to normalize people's behavior. From this we can see that Mencius' definition of moral is unique, he divided moral into two parts: one is individual virtues, the other is moral principles and moral norms. Accordingly, his theory of how moral came into being also included these two parts. A study on his understanding of moral and the theory are of great significance on the contemporary moral construction.This thesis is divided into three parts: the first part is a thorough study on Mencius' logic of producing moral; the second part is some comments on Mencius' moral theory. Such as the origin of moral values, his way of producing moral principles, his way of moral education, and so on. From the advantages and disadvantages we can learn something useful for our moral education and moral construction of contemporary society. That's what the third part mainly about. From Mencius' theory of how moral comes into being, we learn how to produce a marked effect of moral principles and norms, how to make moral education more effective, how to establish a moral system for socialism, and what kind of moral we need.