Three sources of wisdom of Chinese traditional virtue and a contemporary examination
Li Chenggui
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Department of Philosophy, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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05 Sep 2006
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05 Sep 2006
Abstract
There are three explanations of the sources of virtue in the history of Chinese traditional ethical thoughts. The first source is tian Dao (the Dao of Heaven) (natural), the second is xing Dao (the Dao of nature) (mind-nature), and the third is ren Dao (the Dao of human) (social). These explanations not only demonstrate the unique wisdom of ancient Chinese thinkers in constructing morality, but also have special revelations for us to comprehend more accurately the Chinese traditional morality, to clear up the wrong ideas about morality that have formed since modern times, to make virtue present instead of latent , and to construct a moral society.
Li Chenggui.
Three sources of wisdom of Chinese traditional virtue and a contemporary examination. Front. Philos. China, 2006, 1(3): 341‒365 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-006-0013-8
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