On Confucius' Thinking of Historical Ethics

JIN Fenglin

Journal of Renmin University of China ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3) : 51-61.

PDF(10283 KB)
主管:教育部
主办:中国人民大学
ISSN 1000-5420  CN 11-1476/C
PDF(10283 KB)
Journal of Renmin University of China ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3) : 51-61.

On Confucius' Thinking of Historical Ethics

Author information +
History +

Abstract

Confucius' thinking of historical ethics is best described as “lodging praise and criticism,and distinguishing good from evil” in his compiling the Spring and Autumn AnnalsIt has served as a theoretical foundation for Chinese historiographical writing for more than two thousand years,a guiding principle for Chinese historians to compile historical worksConfucius' thinking of historical ethics includes the following aspects: (1)history represents the power continuously issued by the Mandate of Heaven;(2)history is the true manifestation of human existence;(3)history reflects the development of social morality;(4)history promotes social justice;(5)history envisions the future of human beings in viewing their past

Key words

Confucius / Historical ethics / value duality

Cite this article

Download Citations
JIN Fenglin. On Confucius' Thinking of Historical Ethics[J]. Journal of Renmin University of China, 2021, 35(3): 51-61
PDF(10283 KB)

1637

Accesses

0

Citation

Detail

Sections
Recommended

/