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Confucius Of Shame Culture

Posted on:2018-03-28Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:N MaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2335330518453094Subject:Chinese philosophy
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“Shame” is one of Chinese traditional moral,it is also an important part of Chinese traditional morality?The shame consciousness in Chinese traditional culture has a long history,the embryonic stage can be traced back to Shang period,the formation of phases can be traced back to pre-Qin period?But no matter what kind of changes on social environment,the sense of shame have extensive deep into everyone's heart,which is reflected in all groups and become a universal cultural phenomenon?People's behavior and choice affects the shame consciousness deeply,either on the individual or for society as a whole have a significant impact?Be the creator of Confucianism,Confucius thought has far-reaching influence of China and even the world?During the warring states period,Confucius as the representative of the pre-Qin Confucian scholars,he made the shame culture gradually into the Confucian system?Because of Confucius' thoughts about "shame" have formed in the special period,so Confucius emphasizes a person should have shame,he concept of honor and personality education earlier?“The Analects of Confucius”,Confucius' s speech repeatedly referred to the "shame",Confucius hopes to use this kind of consciousness,Let people deeply realize the "shame",to get the thought of love so as to make the society full of order?Confucius also pays attention to the credit of the unity of introspection and externalization?"Shame" is not only a kind of moral consciousness,but also a kind of character,He used etiquette as a basis,let the external quality through "shame" into the inner virtue,urge myself constantly to be good?For others and my self,and communication with internal and external,shame bears the function of communication between me and others?This process also inevitably involves the “loyalty and forgiveness of Confucius”?With the holistic thinking of Confucius,In “the Analects of Confucius”,construction itself and the communication between people,In a certain sense,,shame also shows the connotation of humanitarian principle and rational principle?In terms of humanitarian principles,shame" shows the autonomy and initiative of the subject,and it also reflects the value of self and others?In terms of rational principle,“shame” reflects the identity value of etiquette,and continue to do better,also contains the meaning of rationality?In this foundation,This paper presents the characteristics of shame culture during the period of Confucius:Pay attention to introspection,cautiousness,emphasize do yourself,Inspire a fighting spirit?The shame culture has important and far-reaching significance in Confucius period,Its unique system was inherited by later generations,and seriously explore and develop the culture of shame?Especially our country is in the period of the transformation of socialist modernization construction,Although the background of the formation of Confucius thought is the feudal society,it is inevitably affected by the negative influence,But through the study of the pre-Qin Confucianism,we can learn from the positive influence,To promote the construction of a harmonious society and development better?Representatives of pre-Qin Confucianism also have Mencius and Xunzi,Mencius inherited Confucius about the thought of “shame” and development the thought of “shame”,Put forward “shame” and “evil”?Xunzi also further expand the thought of “shame”,and strengthen the connotation of “shame” in “the analects of Confucius”,and make development of it?...
Keywords/Search Tags:Konfuzius, shame, the sense of shame, moral construction
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