Ideology And Modern Value Of The Taoist Ecological Ethics

Nowadays human beings are stepping into a modern society with the trend of economy centering. The rapid development of economy, whether in western countries for hundreds’years or China for decades of years, has brought great growth of material property; meanwhile, the ecological is deteriorated gradually. The deterioration of the ecological is a hidden trouble not only for our later generations, but also for all the creatures on the earth. So human beings are stimulated to think about civilized ideas and ideology resource. This paper is based on the Taoist ideology, assimilates the precious resource and power from the brilliant Chinese history and makes its own contribution for the sustainability of human society.The main idea of the second chapter is the concept and the detailed explanation of ecological ethics and the Taoist ecological ethics, which includes the definition of the ecological ethics and the detailed explanation of morality from core concept of the Taoist ecological ethics. The contradiction of the rapid development of the human society and the destroyed natural resource made it possible of the modern ecological ethics. Taoist ideology offers the solid foundation for the modern ecological ethics.The main idea of the third chapter is the basic content of the Taoist ecological ethics, which is the basis of combination of human and nature, the principle of satisfaction, the sufficient awareness of the abiding by the principle.The main idea of the fourth chapter is the modern value of the Taoist ecological ethics. Through the analysis of the reasons of the modern ecological crisis, the conclusion can be drew that Taoist ecological ideology offers human beings the enlightenment of the ecological ethics to keep harmony with the nature, abide by the principle, be economical and offer ideology resource for the construction of the harmonious society.