The Pre-Qin Confucian Thoughts Of Friendly And Its Modernity Transformation

For the definition of the connotation of "friendly",as the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation,"friendly " is developing with people's practice and thinking,and "friendly " also has different connotations in different periods.In traditional culture,especially in the pre-Qin period,"friendly" is a compound word,expressing the closeness and harmony between friends,which is not completely the same as the modern meaning of "friendly".Compared with the connotation of friendly in traditional Chinese culture,the connotation of modern friendly is more abundant and the target range is broader.In the modern context,friendly mainly includes three aspects: personal morality,social morality and socialist core values.The main contents of the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts of friendly includes three aspects: benevolence,courtesy and great harmony.First of all,"benevolence" and "courtesy" are the core of the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts of friendly."Benevolence" is the basis and inherent requirement of friendly,while "courtesy" is the code of conduct of "benevolence".Secondly,the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts of friendly evolved from the inward to the outward,and it has different levels.The first object of friendly is kindred relatives,followed by friends and other social members,and then extend to the natural world.In the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts of friendly,everyone from the governor to ordinary members of society should practice kindness.Individuals should cultivate friendly morality in the process of self-cultivation and ritual and music education,and show it through words and deeds in life.The governor should convince people with great virtue,implement benevolent governance,and maintain stability of social and family.Finally,"great harmony" is an important core and value pursuit of the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts of friendly."Benevolence" and "courtesy" are both for the purpose of building a "great harmony" and a friendly society.It is necessary to achieve the modernity transformation of the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts of friendly on the basis of a comprehensive understanding and an in-depth analysis of its positivity and limitations.First of all,the realization of the modernization transformation of the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts of friendly is the need to cultivate and carry forward the socialist values of friendly,to build a harmonious interpersonal relationship,as well as the construction of family civilization and ecological civilization,which is the necessity to realize its modernization transformation.Secondly,it is necessary to analyze the positivity and limitation of the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts of friendly.Only by interpreting the positive content of the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts of friendly in a modern way,and discarding the dags left behind by the times,can we make it serve the construction of a harmonious socialist society.Finally,the modernization of the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts of friendly should follow the basic principles of Marxism as the guide,insist on critical inheritance and draw on the excellent and friendly thoughts in Western culture.