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Research and Reflection On Civic Moral Education in the Past 60 Years CAO Hui 2009(5): 1-5.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1533KB) ( )   Since the new China established 60 years ago,Chinese citizen moral education research main include four subjects and three exploratiing-questions.These are four subjects in the past 60 years:About civic moral education origin and core conception;civic moral education idea research;civic moral education implementation research;Overseas civic moral education theory and practice and enlightenment.And in the theory exploratiing course,three questions remaining:Is the civic moral education for the common people or or for the saints and sages?If it is one kind education for common people,so how to link the traditional moral education is a key issue.Civic moral education a national subject or a world?if it is a national theme, then in the background of globalization,how to implement the civic moral education ? And from the method point of view,how to deal with the relationship between the rational and sentimental?

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Moral Practice by Emperors under the Influence of Royal Prerogative CHEN Ying 2009(5): 6-9.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1524KB) ( )   With understanding morality played an important role in keeping their ruling, some emperors in ancient china could follow and perform some moral norms,especially humaneness and righteousness, wisdom, and diligentness and frugality, for example. However, because their hearts were dominated by royal prerogative,in practice they were often averse to such morality though giving some attention to it, would rather disobey than perform it,and hoped others to perform it while they themselves evaded doing them. In conclusion, they held a view of moral instrumentalism.

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Moral Practice Concerning Marriage in Song Dynasty XIE Jun 2009(5): 10-13.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1520KB) ( )   In Song Dynasty, there appeared in choosing a spouse a trend which paid more consideration to wealth, prospects and character.This was a new idea of 'being matched for marriage'.And as far as the relationship of spouses was concerned, there existed a social phenomenon of 'virago',as a result,an appeal appeared that husband should be righteous and wife should be obedient to her partner.Moreover,there was a relative relaxed moral environment of divorce and remarriage of women at the same period. In sum,a conclusion can be drawn that the moral practice by Song Dynasty was a transition from one of pre-Song to post-Song,that is,Ming and Qing Dynasty.

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A Restricted View on the Scholars' Ethical Living in Middle and Late Eastern Han Dynasty WANG Wei-qing 2009(5): 14-16.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1515KB) ( )   The middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty is the important period in the establishment of the system of Chinese traditional ethics,but because of the unstability of the political situation, the scholars appeared a complex situation in the aspects of ethical livings.On one hand, they continually strengthened the Confucian ethical ideology established by the authorities since the early Eastern Han Dynasty,and created the crankiness of moralities.On the other hand,with the transmutation of the spirit of the scholars,some new factors appeared in the ethical livings,which in turn produced some elements for the ethics of the xuan-Xue philosophy in the Wei and Jin dynasties.

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On the Art of Making Friends in Pre-Qin Period WANG Lei 2009(5): 17-19.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1509KB) ( )   Friendship was attached much importance in Pre-Qin Period, and ranked one of the "Five Moralities". Honesty is the basic Principle of making friends, i.e., friends should understand,trust,help and forgive each other.There are three levels of friendship:intimate friends in aesthetic level, bosom friends in moral level and market-oriented friends in utility level.

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How to Understand Reasonably Engels' Moral Views on Marriage and Family—— Reread Origin of Family, Private Property and State WANG Lu-lu, WANG Xia 2009(5): 20-23.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1457KB) ( )   Origin of Family,Private Property and State is a classic work reflecting Marxist moral view on marriage and family.On the basis of interpreting the work carefully,the paper argues that there are three approaches to understanding reasonably Engels' moral view on marriage and family:Historical materialism should be considered as the fundamental principle of Marxist moral views on marriage and family;Under the factual circumstances in China,we should understand reasonably and progressively the foundation of marriage and its moral attributes in the condition of socialism;We need to clear the wrong view imposed on Engels that the word "the marriage that can maintain continuously the love is ethical" can justify "the moral rationality" of divorcement.

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Manifesto of the Communist Party and the Morality of Proletariat HUANG Fu-feng 2009(5): 24-26.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1444KB) ( )   Manifesto of the Communist Party criticized the falseness and extreme egoism of bourgeois morality.It indicated that the base of proletariat morality is to seek the profit of proletariat,that the communist morality is a new kind of morality which discards all private ownership concept and has a foundation of public ownership.

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Citizen Virtue in the Horizon of Philosophy of Politics ZHU Qian-xing 2009(5): 27-34.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1485KB) ( )   Recently,People pay more attention to civic virtue,There are plentiful discussion which concerning how to cultivate civic virtue so as to advance harmonious society.But,as a technical topic for discussion in political philosophy,what will civic virtue theory suggest for contemporary china which under the market economy condition? The paper will examine and analysis 'civic virtue' from the level of political ethic, according to the paper,as far as our country goes, only we emphasize cultivate right consciousness,at the same time advocate attach importance to social common good energetically,can we hold a harmonious society which under just system.

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The Visual Angle of Natural Law on Harmonious society YU Wei-dong 2009(5): 35-37.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1448KB) ( )   Western "natural law" tradition,which based on ration in essence,propel ling the adjustment and improvement of the positive law,can provide useful reference for the construction of harmonious society.The natural law emphasizing the free right and the legitimacy of getting the material wealth is beneficial to promoting the progress of material civilization and spiritual civilization,which realizes the harmony between people and society.The ration that natural law reflects,requesting the sustainable development of human society,is also helpful to realizing the harmonious coexistence between man and society.

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Ethical Dimension of Political Subject and the Attainment of the Public Interest ZHANG Fang-hua 2009(5): 38-42.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1471KB) ( )   In the practice of construction of the good life,whether individual or political communitiy,they reflect the appeal for the common good.That how the political subjects have a common understanding on the aspect of the personal good and the interest of community naturally become an effective dimension to study the ethics of political subject.Under the situation of modern democratic politics,whether the politcian and public administration officials,or citizens,they need to use public interest as their normal value and behavior standard so that make politics have noble ethical character.

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Etiquette: a Perspective of the Function of Ethics JIANG Jing-ping 2009(5): 43-46.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1513KB) ( )   Etiquette is one of the cultural activities which first appeared.The etiquette of China tradition is the etiquette of laws,the etiquette of morality,the etiquette of enlightenment and the etiquette of folk-custom,thus it has its unique connotation. Because of the collision between Chinese and western culture and the controversy between the traditional and new thought,the condition of fuzzy function has occurred in modern China,which can be described as "the traditional etiquette has gone" and "the modern one has not been constructed".In modern China,the interpretation of the ethics function of etiquette makes it become the fulcrum of dharma cultivation,the carrier of moral education,the order of social relationship and the benchmark of national image.It is of great significance to give full play to the function of etiquette in promoting spiritual civilization.

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Thoughts for Moden China's Nomocracu from the Perspective of Traditional Courtesy System QU Zhen-hui 2009(5): 47-50.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1460KB) ( )   courtesy is the core of chinese traditional culture,and appreas in every aspect of Chinese culture.It therefore,undoubtedly includes the filed of legal culture.The most significant feature of Chinese legal culture is courtesy,which is the local resource of Chinese laws.China gradually stepped into nomocracy in modern times,and grows fast in nomocracy in current times.However,nomocracy unavoidingly has its own local resources.In this sense, when we are building up current nomocracy,we can still acquire thoughts from traditional courtesy system.This article,therefore,based on the perspective of legal ethnics,re-read the relatinoship between traditional laws and ethnics, and thereby demonstrates its food for thoughts for current nomocracy structuring.

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Unscrambling the Characteristics of Moral Self-discipline MA Yong-qing 2009(5): 51-55.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1462KB) ( )   Moral self-discipline is an important stage of moral development.To analyze the characteristics of moral self-discipline needs a broad platform which includes the perspective of moral individual and macroscopic field of social regulation.The characteristics of moral self-discipline are consciousness,self-benefiting,internalization and openness.The characteristics of moral self-discipline embodied in the whole process of moral development.

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A Study On forms of Moral Shame YANG Jun-ling, REN Feng-cai 2009(5): 56-59.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1519KB) ( )   As the same as other moral emotions, the content moral shame is very complex. It shows in a variety of forms of psychological experience,including: natural shame and moral shame, self-disciplinary shame and heteronymous shame, shame earlier and shame afterwards,individual's shame and groups' shame and so on.

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The worship and taboo for natural——Interpretation of the spirit of eco-ethics in the national folklore KANG Qiong 2009(5): 60-64.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1462KB) ( )   National folklore is a unique start point of folk culture and a kind of spirit prototype for Ethnic groups,which is rich in the spirit of eco-ethics,It provide the culture and spirits for orderly developing and solving the ecological problems of human society.However,due to the change of modern society and the impact of modern culture,At present, the spirit of eco-ethical in our national folk has appeared transformation hysteretic,the function weaken increasingly.Therefore,on the conditions of new era,it is necessary to reshape the intension and form of the spirit of eco-ethics in our National folklore custom and put it into the modern ecological-environmental protection.

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As a Person and Respect for Others——The Human Being Point of Sense of Shame Education KOU Dong-Liang 2009(5): 65-68.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1460KB) ( )   A sense of shame is the fundamental moral, is the main character of the moral core. In the sense of ethics, known Rongming shame "as a person" and "respect for human person" and according to the foundation. Shame the fundamental purpose of education is "a human being and respect for others".

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The Unofficial Literacy Books (Tsa-tzu) and Social Cultivation GU Yue-qin 2009(5): 69-74.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1552KB) ( )   Tsa-tzu were unofficial literacy books which were popular with the civilian in ancient China.They were as important as the SanBaiQian.Since they were easily to be understood and were close to people's life,Tsa-tzu were widely used among the civilian.Tsa-tzu not only have the literacy function but also have social cultivation function. Such as filial,modest,diligent,economy and so on.this can help the spiritual civilization construction at contemporary.

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In Education There should Be no Class Distinctions, It is Setting up Virtue and Cultivating Persons——The Ethical Meaning of Confucius'Thoughts of Education ZHU Zhe, LU Li-ping 2009(5): 75-80.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1473KB) ( )   Confucius was a great educator,whose core educational thought was to educate by setting moral standards. His education philosophy carries profound ethical implication.From the perspective of pedagogy,Confucius/Confucian Analects conveys sophisticated logic and integrated system of education philosophy,which is based on the theory of humanism.Confucius promotes the awareness of "provide education of all" and firmly holds the view of "equal schooling right", which fully represent his theory of "education receiver". His education system abounds in the humanity-oriented teaching content consisting of "six classics"、"performance" 、"faithfulness" and "truthfulness",etc.The methodology of Confucius' education system carries on the skillful teaching art,such as,teaching students in accordance of their aptitude、combination of learning and reflection and highlight on enlightening and practicing personally."Learning and teaching with tireless zeal"—the belief of pursuing the lofty realm of teaching perfectly interprets Confucius' view of teacher's ethics.

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Analysis of Confucian Moral-Cultivation Theory WANG Yi, LIU Zhi-cheng 2009(5): 81-84.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1521KB) ( )   Promoting individual morality is an important part of raising socialism ideological and ethical standards for now.In this treatise,Confucian Moral-Cultivation Theory is systemically set forth,knowledge, sentiment, will and conduct as ingredients of morality are analyzed,effects of environment and education for moral development are argued,and the importance and ways of cultivation for moral development are discussed.

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On Levels and Applicable Domains of Confucius' "Xin" and Its Communication with the Contemporary Thoughts of Credibility WANG Yu-chen, RUAN Hang 2009(5): 85-90.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1481KB) ( )   Confucius' "Xin" can be comprehended from its performance in two aspects,i.e. private life and political life.As to its performance in private life, the general characteristic of "Xin" can be reduced to "zhi".It is not only a kind of fundamental code requirement which is suitable for such social interaction as of non-blood relationship and of equal status, but also a kind of personal moral levels. "Xin" can be categorized in order of from-lowness-to-height to three levels,namely, "yan-bi-xin, xing-bi-guo", "zhong-xin",and "xin-yi".As to its performance in political life,"Xin" is not only a kind of requirement that the government should implement reasonable policy to win the trust from people,but also that the governmental officials should cultivate the merit of credibility.Should it be communicated with the contemporary thoughts of credibility,we should not only reform the criterion of interpretation prevalent in our academic circles which originated from the Western Late Enlightenment Philosophy,but also differentiate as to the applicable domains and levels of code requirements,and properly define the responsibility of the person who carries out economic activities.

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The Doctrine of "Tiantao" and "Xing-Ming" of Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties and its Ethical Value YAO Cai-gang 2009(5): 91-94.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1457KB) ( )   The doctrine of "Tiantao"(heavenly laws) and "Xing-Ming"(humanity - will)is one of the main contents in Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties.It links heaven with man,inner with exterior, metaphysics with physics, and brings about more metaphysical meanings to Confucian Philosophy of Pre-Qing Dynasty. The doctrine transcends the purpose of pure utility, and has more value in the ethics. It not only discusses concrete moral norms or moral entry,but also reflects transcendental source and inner basis of morality. The "metaphysical morality" is helpful for cultivating people's transcendental moral consciousness.

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Li or Zhi, Dao or Lu: Confucius cannot agree with Fuzihuyin WAN Guang-jun 2009(5): 95-97.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1448KB) ( )   In the case of Fuzihuyin,many people think Confucius agree with Fuzihuyin,which may be its contract from the point of Li and Dao.This paper debates from Li and Zhi,thinking that Confucius isn't Zhizhe,but Lizhe,and thinking that Confucius may approve we advancing from Zhi to Li.Although the country of Lu agree with Fuzihuyin,Confucius says "QiyibianzhiyuLu,LuyibianzhiyuDao"(Qi should advances to Lu,Lu advances to Dao), which we can say that Confucius isn't maintaining reality but criticizing reality.

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The Origin and the Transfer of Kant's Moral Philosophy DAI Zhao-guo 2009(5): 98-102.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1467KB) ( )   To define the transfer of Kant's moral philosophy is determined by how to divide the pre-critical and critical period.The orientation of Kant's theory was established in the 1860s at least.The future building of Kant's philosophy theory including his moral philosophy was built at main aspects in the next two decades.The divide of Kant's theory has no substantive meaning but form meaning.

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On the Justice Value of Ancient Greece SONG Yan, LUAN Ya-li 2009(5): 103-106.  Abstract ( )   PDF (1458KB) ( )   Justice is the important value of human. The history evolution of the western justice expands on the basis which is established by the philosophers of Ancient Greece.The philosophers of Ancient Greece have thought and answered many important questions of the justice from the region,subject,nature as well as dimension consciously or unconsciously.The theories of the justice of Ancient Greece have produced very important influence on the inoculation of the justice thereafter.