Study Of Wei Yuan's Talent Thought

Wei Yuan's talent thought is not only the unique reflection of his political and ideological system,but also the ideological scheme he put forward to deal with the realistic dilemma of internal and external troubles.In the late Qing Dynasty,the political ecological environment,economic development and Wei Yuan's personal ideological process constitute the objective historical background of Wei Yuan's talent ideological development.Wei Yuan is a national patriot who is deeply nurtured,influenced and edified by Chinese traditional culture.With the decline of the feudal empire,the rise of the Western powers,and the spread of learning in the Han and Song Dynasties,Wei Yuan tried to get rid of the stereotypes of the stubborn conservatives who were closed to the outside world.With the spirit of inclusiveness and the cultural confidence of tolerance,he put forward the great judgment of "learning from foreigners to control them by their skills".He advocated to promote the great changes in reality with the ideological principle of focusing on practical work ? All these are the background of Wei Yuan's talent thought.Wei Yuan's thought of talents is mainly characterized in the following points: first,modesty is talent.Wei Yuan thinks that the talented people fail to become virtuous and talented at last because of their arrogance.Only modesty can make people become talented.At the same time,Wei Yuan also put forward that in order to become a talent,we must be good at correcting our own shortcomings,consciously know the mistakes and try to learn from others.Second,practice forging talents.Wei Yuan put forward "and then know",which shows that only through practice can people get knowledge.After acquiring knowledge,one should "use one's will without distinction,but concentrate on God".Only by studying hard can one become a master and observe the middle way to achieve extraordinary ability.Wei Yuan also believes that diligence can bring up talents.People should not only be diligent in practice,but also self-discipline.They should not only be diligent,but also be good at learning from others,because "other mountains and stones can be used to attack jade".Third,competition encourages talents.Wei Yuan creatively put forward the view,which shows that only in the fierce competition environment can talent be created,only in the competition comparison can talent be identified,and in the competition comparison can identify able subjects and talented subjects.Fourth,achievements show talents.Wei Yuan believed that "there has been a rich and strong way of not being a king since ancient times,and all of them are rich and strong".Only by taking the utilitarian "rich and strong" as the purpose of forging talents,can great undertakings be achieved.He put forward that "the king's way has no near achievement,and it is absurd".Therefore,talents should "know soldiers,agriculture,etiquette,music,work" and have real talents and practical learning.In the principle of using talents,Wei Yuan emphasized the principles of "both virtue and ability,only talent","develop strengths and avoid weaknesses,and use what he learned","pay attention to the work" and "use talents according to their abilities".Wei Yuan's talent thought is highly innovative.He creatively expanded the connotation of talent from "three immortality" to "four immortality",affirmed the positive role of emotion in talent cultivation,and believed that talent is "more important than wealth and law";Wei Yuan's talent thought is also highly contemporary.He stressed the practical characteristics of talent,which should be able to resist the invasion of foreign enemies,and believed that the implementation of talent system is better than the formulation More important.