中西方文化之孔子的思想 英文版

The east’s Socrates-- ConfuciusIn the history of human, a series of ideologists played quite important roles in various field, they had a far-reaoching influence on the development of human society. it can be said that they were like the engine of history who promoted civilization to improve. In the west, there were Platon, Aristotle, Socrates who were well-known for theirs’ ideology about society, humanity, science, nature. The ideal country, wrote by Platon, it records the dialogue of Socrates and others,. It is the summary of his former philosophy of Platon, it discusses the philosophy, politics, ethics, education, art. Platon believed that a good country should have wisdom, courage, self-control, justice. We have to belive that the ideology of them was used for reference by modern people to formulate all kinds of humanized laws, raise the level of Education .what is more important, it teach us how to be justice and moral people.In the ancient east, there were a group of people who did the same things just like Platon, Aristotle, Socrates. Among the ancient China, there are two very dazzling ideology denominations in more than one hundred ideology denominations. One is confucianist, the other is Taoists. Confucius is one of the most representative figures of confucianist, and he is the pioneer of confucianist. And Lao Zi is one of the most representative figures of Taoists, and he is the pioneer of Taoists. Confucius and Lao Zi’s ideology have been influencing Chinese culture for more than two thousand years. It is not little exaggerated to say that Confucius’s ideology is the core of Chinese culture and civilization.Confucius was born in Dilu Chou in BC 551, he is famous as one great thinker and educator. It is believed that Confucius’s ideology has become the reed of the feudal culture even modern culture in China for two thousand years, even he is considered to be the greatest Chinese sage by all people of the world. When Confucius was 15 years old, he was cognizant of the meaning of life .so he was ambition in learning in life and getting widespread knowledge. After many life-changing events, Confucius began to travel around other countries to share his ideology. However those monarchs don’t agree him, So he got back to Lu in the end. At that time, Confucius still had a heart in politics, but the monarch of Lu didn’t reach to an agreement on how to administer a country. Confucius thought that running one country with charity is quite ridiculous. so he just put Confucius in an unimportant position. Confucius thought the monarch of Lu and other ministers didn’t understand him, so he began to pay his whole attention to education. Confucius broke the monopoly of education, recruited students regardless of social level. Besides, he didn’t require students to give money to him. (I think Confucius could be compared with Socrates, because their behavior is so much alike.) Confucius taught students without Discrimination and educate different students according to their different aptitude. So his teaching skills was advance at that time. It was said that his students add up to three thousand people, there were 72 excellent people, who were called wise men by other people. In Confucius's all life, he did not write a book to promote his ideology, but that is no influent in reducing his influence to thousand years of Chinese culture. We can get Confucius’s ideology through his students’ depiction and many books wrote by otherpeople which recorded his ideology. For example, Confucius’s basic teachings were systematically collected and made into the Analects of Confucius by his students after his death.Confucius’s ideology extend to morality, polity, economy, culture, aesthetics, history and education. Confucius constructed a complete ideological system of "morality. He thought humanism is the eternal theme of human in any age, it is applicable to any government .And the order and the system of merciful society is the basic requirements to establish human civilization. His ideology of humanism and the spirit of order are the essence of ancient Chinese social and political thought. Confucius called the highest society’s goal "Great Harmony”. It means that people don’t only love their own family but also treat other people like members of their own family. And everyone can feel that he is important for others, find their own proper position in society. There is no fraud, no harm, and no injustice. China is a country who believes in socialism, it is believed that Confucius’s ideology has Influence on the government of China. The core of Confucius's political thought is kindness and gentleness. And he thought the government should be gracious and polite to common people and serve the people instead of squeezing them. Although none was serious to achieve at that time, he has many followers over the next few thousand years. In modern age, I think Sun Zhongshan and Mao Zedong are more or less affected by Confucius's political thought. The core of Confucius's economic thought is that businessmen should be honest in economic activities. And he strongly hated those people who do all kinds of bad things to their own profit at other people’s expense. The core of Confucius's aesthetic thought is beauty truth, kindness and beauty. He thought that we should put literature, art and political morality together, literature and art as a means to change the social and political means, an important way to cultivate sentiment. And Confucius believes that one person should do well in poetry, etiquette and music. Confucius's aesthetic thought has great influence on the literature and art.Confucian culture is not only the core of Chinese culture, but also has deep influence on Japan and Korea. Today, with the arrival of globalization, Confucian culture begins to spread around the world, and Confucius's ideology is beginning to be accepted by the increasing number of people. Many countries have already set up Confucius Institutes to learn Chinese culture. However maybe we spends too much time in developing the economy. I think Chinese is beginning to neglect the core of Chinese.But I think we will pay attention to the traditional culture again after people have rich lives.。