Significance of the Ethical Thoughts of Original Confucianist for the Construction of Universal Ethics
LENG Cheng-jin
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Chinese Department, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
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Received
Published
2001-02-08
2001-07-16
Issue Date
2012-02-24
Abstract
Drafted out by Kong Hansi, The Proclamation of World Religion Conference Towards Universal Ethics seems to be fair to all nations in the world; however, it still remains a hegemonic construction method about the establishing of universal ethics. It is an equal and effective method that proceeds from the interior of various cultures, searching for factors fitting in with universal ethnics, and has it developed so as to enable different cultures "to develop in harmony and yet remain distinct from one another". Chinese original ethnical theory of Ren (Benevolence), the construction method of "never imposing what you don't want upon others", and the moral-forming rule of "promoting internal moral so as to establish external achievement" have offered instructive enlightenment for the establishment of a guiding principle of harmonious development between person and person, person and nature, ethic and science.
LENG Cheng-jin .
Significance of the Ethical Thoughts of Original Confucianist for the Construction of Universal Ethics[J]. Journal of Renmin University of China, 2001(4): 52-58