The Ecological Study Of The Confucian “Adult” Thinking In The Pre-Qin Period

Since the 20 th century global ecological and environmental problems have become increasingly prominent,ecological imbalances have been continuously intensified,and human survival and development have been threatened as never before.At the same time,the imbalance of social relations caused by human disharmony also seriously hinders the harmonious,stable and sustainable development of society.In this regard,people began to reflect on their own way of life and lifestyle,focusing on the improvement of their own.As early as more than 2,000 years ago,Confucian scholars(represented by Confucius,Mencius and Xunzi)in China's pre-Qin Dynasty opened up the reflection,investigation and exploration of the essence of human beings and the perfection of human beings.Their wisdom in this respect can be summarized by the “Adult” thinking.The pre-Qin Confucian “Adult” thinking is based on the “harmony” values,taking care of the individual's life,self-cultivation,human culture,self-contained,endless life knowledge.It not only shapes the Chinese national character,national spirit and national temperament,but also will continue to influence the future development and direction of the Chinese nation.Under the trend of the times for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,the “Adult” thinking of Confucianism in the pre-Qin Dynasty needs to transcend the limitations of the times,continue to exert its vitality,it will make contributions to the survival of the contemporary people,the construction and improvement of ecological civilization,and the early realization of the Chinese dream.This paper mainly studies the “Adult” thinking of the pre-Qin Confucianism from the following four parts:Part one: on the basis of understanding the origins of Confucian “Adult” thinking in the pre-Qin period,the basic connotation is rationally combed and interpreted,and the ecological representation of “Adult” thinking is explored around self-adult,and adult.Part two: through the analysis of “Benevolence” as the essence of human beings and the general outline of morality,fundamentally stipulates that “Benevolence” must become the basic principle to be followed by the pre-Qin Confucian adult ecological cultivation.In addition,it is a kind of morality and a “Moderate” to cultivate this moral method.It inherently requires and demonstrates that it is another basic principle to be followed by adult ecological cultivation.Part three: from Setting up the “Adult” ambition,Learning to be the “Adult”,unity of moral knowledge and practice as “Adult”,systematically explores the basic methods and paths of adult cultivation of Confucianism in the pre-Qin period..Part four: Based on the comprehensive and systematic grasp of the pre-Qin Confucian “Adult” thinking,Combine the requirement of times development,and to explore the Inspiration and reference significance of “the Universal Harmony”.Which focus on the survival of contemporary people,cultivation of ecological people,and the creation of the “universal harmony” between the self,the group and the heavens and the earth,as well as the Innovation of educational concept.