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The Chinese Traditional Charity View And The Development Of The Contemporary Social Charity

Posted on:2013-03-14Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S Y LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2246330395469010Subject:Chinese philosophy
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Since ancient times, The Chinese nation has a kind and merciful, relieve suffering, be happy in doing good from philanthropic traditions. Charitable view is based on the goodness of human nature on the basis of the motive to be good, should be from the heart to others in love and help, is rooted in deep sympathy and kindness of heart. The traditional charity concept development, not only in the history of the development of ancient Chinese personal moral cultivation, social stability and development play an important role, but its charitable concept, in the period of social transformation of charity development faces many problems. But also as the precious value of resources, and help to establish a mutual sympathy, mutual compassion humanitarian care concept, form whole society solidarity, helping the poor, caring for vulnerable groups in the nation. This article from the contemporary social charity development dilemma facing the view, this paper analyses the ancient Chinese thought culture connotation of charity, and its ideological root for mining, improve its modern value connotation. At the same time, through with western charity idea in the theory and the external influence mechanism contrast, reveals the traditional charity culture characteristics. So, we can fully realize that because of the development of the civilization of the shortcomings of the gap, rational tool and other reasons, China’s traditional charity cause necessarily idea in the theory and practice of content function limitation, so that the traditional culture of this important value orientation in the standard people behavior failed to play its role. The Chinese traditional charity thought to under modern conditions play its promote charity great role of development, to realize from the traditional forms to the modern form of conversion, must establish good charity organization the relationship between the government and positioning, clear enterprise charity in society to the responsibility and play the social role, improve the charitable consciousness, and build good charity atmosphere. Only mining, and develop the traditional concept of charity and love each other, help each other thought essence, and the western charity view the wisdom seek to solve the process of the development of the contemporary charity facing of the vulnerable groups for concern and salvage, can we reach people and people, people and society, the harmony between man and nature, and for reference and carry forward the charity common human resources, it is contemporary charity to solve the problems which face should be the attitude.
Keywords/Search Tags:Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, charity
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