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On Super Nature of Morality DAI Maotang 2003(4): 13-15.  Abstract ( )   PDF (961KB) ( )   Morality is peculiar to human being who transcends bothouter-nature and inner-nature. If morality is based on outer-nature or inner-nature, it must be controlled by necessary rule, it must be controlled by necessary rule, it couldn't touch the heart of subject, let alone makes for the freedom. So, genuine active ethics must be super naturalistic ethics.

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The Function of Moral Language in Moral Thinking HUANG Fufeng 2003(4): 16-21.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1007KB) ( )   Moral language is the main medium of moral thinking. First, moral language, which supplies motives, meanings and norms to moral thinking, plays a key role to the subject, the object and the process of moral thinking. To the object,moral language plays a generalized and abstract role; to the process, it helpsnotions come into being and makes judgment and reasoning possible; Besides, it can also describe the results of moral thinking; then, the role moral language plays in the development of individual moral thinking can be summarized in this way: memorizing and storing moral information to form special psychological structure; guidance and orientation. Finally, moral language also plays an important role in moral persuasion, the change of moral attitude and the clarification of moral values.

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The Theory and Practice of Contemporary America Administrative Ethics WANG Zhengping 2003(4): 22-28.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1025KB) ( )   The basic values of the contemporary America administrative ethics included that the personal value emphasizes on the honest and justice, the professional value on the specialty and work-love, the organic value on the effectiveness and rule, the legal value on the according and obeying the law and the publicinterest value on the serve for the people. The codes of America administrativeethics experience the course of formulate, revision and development, and still stress their administration and practice. The construction of the China socialistadministrative ethics could get some enlightens from the theory and practice ofcontemporary America administrative ethics.

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The Role of Ethic in Public Administration ZHANG Xingguo 2003(4): 29-35.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1024KB) ( )   The ethic of public administration play a important role. of modern theory research and practice of public administration.However,for a long time ,there is serious tendency of technologelism that nelect value in the domain of public administration. The basic characters of the ethic of public administration such as public, serve, and responsibility, is different from other fields and types. Building of the ethic of public administration should correctly know and dealwith the relationship between technologe and value, fairness and efficency, system and character, power and benifit of power, should insist on the priciple ofthe priority over value, fair, system and power.

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On the Theoretical Basis for the Buddhist Morals of China FANG Litian 2003(4): 36-39.  Abstract ( )   PDF (976KB) ( )   The theoretical basis for the Buddhist morals of China can be justified by the deontological character, value and self-consciousness of its ethical implication. Specifically speaking, its deontological character lies in its transcedental view of life; the basis for its value is nothing but the theory of manditory reward and punishment, while the theory of heart and humanity forms the origin of self-conscioueness.

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The Theory of the Mean and the Pursuit of Universal Unity in the Theory of Sustainable Development GAO Zhonghua, LI Ying 2003(4): 40-44.  Abstract ( )   PDF (998KB) ( )   The idea of meanness-harmony is broad and deep. It is an advanced philosophy adjusting all kinds of contradictive relationship between human and nature, human and society, one and other as well as the interior of human.It has the same philosophy basis as continual development. It happens to havethe same view as homeostasis and harmonious development that continual development uncovers.

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Conflicts between Catholicism and Confucianism LIU Haiou 2003(4): 45-48.  Abstract ( )   PDF (980KB) ( )   At the end of Min Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, the churchmen leading by Matteo Ricci started to carry throgh the activities of culture intercommunion and missionizing in China. However,the differences between the twocultures towards the relationship of father and son, husband and wife,and the ceremony finally led to violent collision between the western ethics and the Chinese traditional family morlity. The Chinese traaditional moral criterions of paramountcy of paternity, males senior while females inferior, one husband with several wives, and ancestor worship were so against the grain with the Catholic morality that they couldn't tolerate each other. And at lase the intercommunion of the two different culture broke off.

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The Internal Clash and Characteristic of Merchants Ethics Formation in Ming and Qing Dynasty DUAN Jiangbo, ZHANG Libing 2003(4): 49-54.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1031KB) ( )   Analyzing from social historical psychology, this articletries to apperceive the internal clash and mechanism of merchants’ ethics formation in Ming and Qing Dynasty by the reaction of individual merchant and their community facing the traditional Confucian ethics and system discrimination, thereby revealing the historical characteristics of merchants ethics in Ming and Qing Dynasty and the ethics destiny. Sequentially the author discusses the features of the temporal merchants ethics and what this brings to Chinese economic ethics buildingduring system-transferring period.

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On Utilitarianism by Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill GONG Qun 2003(4): 55-63.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1056KB) ( )   The elementary factors of Jeremy Bentham's utilitarianismare principles of pleasure and pain, consequentialism, and principles of utility. There aredilemmas among three of them. Bentham do not divide different qualities among pleasures and pains, which ,J. S. Mill thinks, is a mistake and he corrects it. Unfortunately, the revision by Mill exposes the inherent discord between principles of pleasure and pain and consequentialism. Meanwhile, That Mill complements self-sacrifice to principles of utility also exposes contradiction of principlesof utility. What is more, Mill defends the principle of most happiness by appealing to equal right of human being , which exactly indicates that principle of utility is not an ultimate principle. J.J.C. Smart's Utilitarianism of Action exposes the unjust character of utilitarianism. From the above three types of utilitarianism we can draw a conclusion that utilitarianism can not rid off its internally logic dilemma if it only appeal to the principle of utility. Richard B. Brand appeals to the theory of knowledge of action and deontology, and saves utilitarianism from its dilemma.

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A Study of Western Civil Virtue JIANG Xuelian 2003(4): 64-69.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1008KB) ( )   Our democratic$rule-by-law society directly depends on the intrinsic value of civil virtue that constitutes the core of our social morality construction.For purpose of maintaining a theoretic reference for our social morality construction,the articale is discusses four issues of western theory of civil virtue:What is civil virtue,why is civil virtue necessary,the relation of civil virtueand the country,civil obedience.

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The Challenge Started by Human Genetic Group Project and the Genetic Revolution ZOU Shouchang 2003(4): 70-74.  Abstract ( )   PDF (993KB) ( )   The determination and study of human genetic series is of great scientific and economic value. However, it has also caused a lot of social problems. The human genetic group project and the genetic revolution has brought about a fatal blow to ethics. For instance, the merchandization of human genes is a serious challenge to the principle of justice; the Youshengyouyu Movement is likely tooffend against the principle of autonomy and that of equality. While the humangroup project is carried out, some necessary principles concerning human nature,human value and human dignity, such as the moral principle of respecting humanbeings,ect. should be abided by.

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Three Topics of the Work Ethic in Edition ZHAO Anmin 2003(4): 75-77.  Abstract ( )   PDF (960KB) ( )   The work ethic in edition refers to the behavioral principles for editoring professionals to obey in their work. The achievements in edition and the peculiarity in its social effects have made the work ethic in edition the soul ofthe editoring profession and have turned out to be the first task in edition.

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History and Characteristics of Western Moral Education Curriculum SHE Shuanghao 2003(4): 78-83.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1035KB) ( )   Western moral educaiton curiculum has a natural process. This is a very topic process to study,and it has important values to research theprocess,characteristics and limits of western moral education curriculum.

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A Comment on the Use of Traditional Habits DUAN Wenge 2003(4): 84-86.  Abstract ( )   PDF (960KB) ( )   Public opinion, traditional habits and inner belief are always regarded as three methods for ethical appraisal. However, traditional habits do not have such features as operationability, subjectivity, functionality, which are often considered as the characteristics of an ethical appraising method.So it is unnecessary for us to establish traditional habits as another method.

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On Virtue and Independent Practical Reasoner Alasdair Macintyre 2003(4): 87-93.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1020KB) ( )   Virtues are indispensable to human flourishing, without developing some range of intellectual and moral virtues we can not achieve the transform fromanimal reason to practical reason, and then achieve and continue in the exercise of practical reasoning, finally, we can not adequately care for and educate others. Therefore, virtue first achieve and then live in the exercise of practicalreasoning. What is more, after we become one independent practical reasoner, westill need the protection from others which is one kind of need for viture.

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Governmental Credit and Governmental Consciousness CHEN Tan 2003(4): 94-98.  Abstract ( )   PDF (994KB) ( )   As the basis and source of the social credit,governmental credit is the key to the establishment of social credit system.Therefore,the improvement ofgovernmental credit has great sigificence towards the personal and enterprise'scredits.Governmental credit anomie include out of credit,credit insufficiency,credit abused,credit crisis,and will lead to government failure.Under the currentsystem,the methods to improve the governmental credit and the solutions to the credit crisis depend on the independence of the government,i.e,governmental consciousness.

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Seeking a “Subtle and Just Hand” ——on the Functions of the Government and Market Justice HU Gang 2003(4): 99-102.  Abstract ( )   PDF (960KB) ( )   The so called market justice is a kind of value or spirit implied in the market economy and all the operational steps of the market system. However, if the government functions improperly and interferes in economic activities, there will appear a twist of the relationship between demand and supply, the mechanism of competition, ect. only to lead to unjust benefitial distribution, reduction of the justness of the market economy. Therefore, the government can only play the role of a subtle and just hand in the market economy.

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Discussion on Moral Belief WEI Changling 2003(4): 103-107.  Abstract ( )   PDF (991KB) ( )   Moral belief is a very importent problem in our times. The essence of moral belief is the self-transcendent in moral personality. Its basic characteristics are:high consciousness, metaphysical, value conformity, orientati.Its functions are:the exaltation of moral ambit, the shape of moral personality, the impetus of moral behavior, the control of moral order.