Reflections on the practical significance of Confucianism and Taoism in modern society Confucius is the founder of Confucianism. Is the enlightener of human nature. His thoughts are broad and profound. It not only has lofty values and ideals, but also has practical daily uses for ordinary people. It is the crystallization of China's ancient thoughts. Confucius' thought, in a word, is that harmony is the rule, benevolence is the core, and harmony is the most precious. His thought is the source of Chinese national spirit, the important foundation of ritual and music culture, and the right and wrong standard of value. The basis of ethical norms constitutes the basic spiritual value of China culture. As early as the first century AD, Confucius and Confucianism were introduced to East Asia. It has a wide influence in Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other countries. 17 and 18 centuries later, Confucius and Confucianism once again influenced Europe. /kloc-there was a "Confucius craze" in the 0 th and 8 th centuries, when people respected Voltaire, the French enlightenment thinker, as Confucius in Europe. 2/kloc-today in the 20th century, after three major changes in the industrial revolution and the blood baptism of World War II, human beings entered a period of ideological confusion. Among the many challenges facing mankind. The biggest challenge comes from human moral standards, so western scholars put forward the "global spiritual crisis theory". The development of science and technology and modern industry has brought unprecedented economic prosperity and high material civilization to human society, and also changed people's way of life and thinking, making people's value orientation more complex and diverse. People have become more rational, but also more materialistic, and to some extent, there has been a weakening of humanistic spirit and a decline in morality. In this way, we urgently need a theory to guide us to embark on the track of normal human development again. Confucianism pays attention to the unity of heaven and man, and the gentleman strives for self-improvement, which should be said to have important practical significance for the peaceful development of the world and the construction of a harmonious society. Dr. Hannah Alvin, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, once said: "If human beings want to survive in the 2 1 century, they must go back to 2540 and learn from Confucius!" So, what practical significance does Confucius' Confucianism have in contemporary society? It will be elaborated in detail below.

First, the outstanding value of Confucius' Confucianism in contemporary society

(1) Self-improvement Confucius' life is a life of struggle. He was eager to learn and make progress when he was young, and has been studying in Germany. After his political thought was formed, he tried to realize his own ideas. Confucius yearned for the rule of three generations of sages, and hoped that Wang Dao would prevail and realize the rule of benevolence. Confucius has his own independent personality and a clear and profound understanding of social history and reality, but he still makes unremitting efforts to realize his political ideal. He hoped to educate people in society, pay attention to benevolence and righteousness, observe order, and run for it, but he didn't change his faith when he hit a wall everywhere, and even "did it knowing that he could not do it" (The Analects of Confucius, Xianwen). There is a sacred world in Confucius' mind, that is, to realize a great society in which the world is public, faith is maintained, rebellion is not prosperous, and thieves do not do it. Confucius loved Zhouyi in his later years. The "vigorous" and "promising" mentioned many times in Yi Zhuan, and the "self-improvement" mentioned in Xiang Ci are actually the portrayal of Confucius' life theme. (2) Keeping pace with the times Confucius was obsessed with his own political pursuit, but he was by no means a stubborn man. People misunderstand the article Li Yun, and think that the great harmony society that Confucius yearns for is the so-called "primitive communist era". In fact, if we carefully read the article "Confucius' Family Language" and "Book of Rites", we will find that what Confucius said refers to the period of "three generations of Ming kings". The remarkable feature of Confucius' thought is that it advocates "time-varying" and finds the most suitable breakthrough point in the changing situation. The university quoted the old saying: "New is new, and change is new." Yi Zhuan has the development concept of "being born easy" and "being poor means changing, changing means getting through, and the general principle lasts for a long time". Confucius' related expositions are recorded in The Analects of Confucius, The Doctrine of the Mean and The Book of Changes, and "keeping pace with the times" in the Book of Changes is the most accurate expression of Confucius' thoughts. Source: (/s/blog _ 596ce38b0100fjnd.html)-Reflections on the practical significance of Confucius' Confucianism and Taoism in modern society _ China issue _ Sina blog (3) Harmony between man and nature Confucius pays attention to the relationship between man and nature, which is prominently manifested in his consistent thought of "three talents" of heaven, earth and man. In Yi Zhuan, heaven, earth and man are regarded as three elements of the universe. "Biography" Day: "Hard and soft, astronomical. When civilization stops, so does human nature. Observing astronomy is to observe the changes of time; Look at humanity and turn it into the world. " When man and nature are juxtaposed, they should live in harmony, thus forming the Confucian concepts of "harmony between man and nature" and "harmony between man and nature" Confucius realized that objective laws were irresistible. He said, "if you are convicted in heaven, there is nothing to pray for." Confucius' words and deeds contain rich ecological consciousness such as the unity of man and nature. He believes that people should consciously understand and abide by the laws of nature. The Analects of Confucius said that Confucius "fished without outline, swam without shooting at night"; According to the Biography of Confucius and Five Emperors, Confucius said: "Governing the people to conform to the discipline of heaven and earth", "Be kind to birds, animals and insects", "take care of the rich land" and "take care of the world in spring, summer, autumn and winter" all contain the significance of paying attention to ecological balance and obeying the laws of nature. Second, the guiding significance of Confucius' Confucianism to the development of contemporary society

(1) Mr. Yang Zhenning, winner of the Nobel Prize in Education, predicted that the scientific and technological development of China will advance by leaps and bounds in the 2nd/kloc-0 century, which depends on four favorable factors: strong economic strength, determination of policy makers, a large number of young talents and good traditions. Traditionally, Yang Zhenning attached great importance to the far-reaching influence of Confucianism initiated by Confucius in education. As we all know, Confucius attached great importance to education and put forward many important educational ideas: teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, learning from each other's strengths, combining learning with thinking, attaching importance to practice, and learning to be excellent to be an official ... Some of these ideas are even more prominent today. For example, his teaching thought of enriching the people is almost an ancient version of the policy of "rejuvenating the country through science and education" and improving the quality of the people.

For another example, in the modern education rising in the west, technical education and vocational education are the most important contents, while moral education and personality education are generally ignored, resulting in the instrumentalization and materialization of people. Confucius' educational thought of having both ability and political integrity and paying equal attention to morality and intelligence can make up for its bias to some extent. (2) The economy is driven by the motive of pursuing maximum benefits. Traditional western management thought emphasizes high efficiency and standardization. Under this system, man is only regarded as a link or a working procedure in the whole production process, or just a part of a huge and complicated money-making machine, and his life and rights can not be sincerely and comprehensively concerned by enterprise managers. On the contrary, the basic idea of Confucian management thought is "people-oriented", which truly loves and cares about people, not just using and controlling people. This makes the producers have a sense of belonging to the enterprise, and the internal cohesion and external competitiveness of the enterprise are also enhanced by the loyal dedication of the producers to the "home". In the words of a Japanese enterprise giant, the management mode of Confucianism is: holding an abacus in one hand and the Analects of Confucius in the other.

The basic spirit of Confucian management thought is most comprehensively reflected in Confucian businessmen. Its business purpose is to learn from others' strengths and benefit others' interests, its business principle is people-oriented and people love it, its business ethics is justice-oriented, honesty-oriented, its business characteristics are learning, attaching importance to education and doing business with wisdom, and its business method is harmony. All this is the creative application of Confucius thought in modern economic life. (3) Politics There are two major trends in the world today. One is that with the progress of science and technology and the expansion of economic globalization, people are increasingly closely linked in a "global village". The other is that conflicts and contradictions between certain ethnic groups and countries seem to be expanding and intensifying, and the ghosts of imperialism, nationalism and nationalism are still wandering around. In the future world, what kind of political ethics should countries follow to make our planet safe? 1988, two-thirds of the world's Nobel Prize winners issued a declaration in Paris, saying that "if human beings want to survive in the 2 1 century, they must look back on 2500 and learn from Confucius". Confucius' benevolent "loyalty and forgiveness" should be the core value of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence among all ethnic groups and countries in the world today. "Harmony without difference" advocated by Confucius should be the basic principle to overcome "western centralism" and "chauvinism of great powers" and realize the coexistence of cultural diversity, the common development of nationalities and the common prosperity of the country. Huntington's "clash of civilizations" should not be a realistic excuse for discrimination and power, and Fukuyama's "end of history" is not enough to become a monistic fate for the future development of mankind. Only by completely abandoning the malicious Darwinian western political thinking, taking "don't do to others what you don't want others" and "stand up for yourself and achieve what you want" as the minimum consensus in world political life, and treating other countries and nations with Confucius' kind eyes, can we realize a "well-behaved" Datong society.