China News Service, Qufu, Shandong, September 27 (Zhao Xiao) "Peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom are recognized as the common values of all mankind, and'do not do to others what you do not want to do' is its ethical foundation. "On the 27th, at the first high-end dialogue site of the 7th Nishan Forum on World Civilization, Chen Lai, vice president of the International Confucian Federation and dean of the Institute of Chinese Studies of Tsinghua University, made his point of view, which aroused the attention of participating scholars.
On the same day, Chen Lai had a dialogue with other scholars on the theme of "the common value of Chinese civilization and mankind".
He stated that "do not do to others what you do not want to do" is the basis of fairness; "to build upon one's own desires, and to reach others through one's own desires" is the basis for development; "harmony without difference" advocates a tolerant and diverse dialogue. The foundation of democracy; "To persuade people with virtue, and to be upright" is the foundation of peace, and "the world is for the public, not seeking privateness" is the foundation of justice.
In summary, ancient Chinese ideology is closely related to the common value of mankind, especially the value principle proposed by Confucian culture, which is the moral basis for expressing the common value of mankind.
Chen Lai, Vice President of the International Confucian Federation and Dean of the Institute of Chinese Studies, Tsinghua University, delivered a speech.
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At the same time, Chen Lai believes that the current common human values such as peace, development, fairness, and justice reflect the demands for the establishment of a new type of international relations.
Use basic values to promote the democratization of international relations and the liberalization of trade relations, and promote the reform of the global governance system.
"From this perspective, fairness means that all countries are equal. Democracy means that major international matters should be discussed by all countries in the world. We oppose big, strong, and rich countries oppressing small, weak, and poor countries. "The common value of mankind is to truly expand these values. In all human affairs, make it truly a universal value.
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Yang Chaoming, deputy director of the Nishan Center for World Confucianism and dean of the Confucius Institute, agreed with Chen Lai's views and analyzed the cultural background of "love and respect" in China's fight against the epidemic.
In Yang Chaoming's view, the emotion of love is common to all, and it has natural and original attributes.
In the Chinese cultural tradition, love is refined as "benevolence", as Confucius said, "the benevolent loves others".
The destiny of mankind is one, and people should learn to love and trust each other.
For thousands of years, it has been China's consistent noble pursuit to harmonize nations and make the world public.
"China's benevolence has no borders or national boundaries. After the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, China immediately shared its own anti-epidemic experience with the world."
"Along with the spirit of benevolence is the concept of awe. The epidemic is raging. China has shown a high degree of awe and fear. It also shows the basic spirit of Chinese culture that lives first and people are supreme." Yang Chaoming said that the struggle and competition with the new crown epidemic are tough and difficult. , But the Chinese dare to fight, dare to win, are united and share destiny, standing on the cultural rock of love and respect, and ultimately forging the anti-epidemic spirit.
With the theme of "Great Changes in the World and the Trend of Contemporary Human Civilization" for this high-end dialogue, Zhang Zhigang, professor of the Department of Philosophy and Department of Religion, Peking University, focused on the relationship between religious dialogue and civilization dialogue and world peace.
"Religious dialogue can be regarded as the frontier of the theory of international religious studies, and has become a hot topic in the global theoretical circle." Zhang Zhigang said that religious dialogue is not only about the peaceful coexistence of religions, but also about the relationship between nations, countries, and even civilizations. No peace.
Without religious dialogue and research, it would be difficult to achieve civilized dialogue.
True religious belief is not only possible, but also a way to resolve the conflict of civilizations.
Zhang Zhigang believes that philosophy with Confucian morality at its core is the mainstream of Chinese traditional culture.
Modern society is developing towards the objective dialectical direction of "the hatred must be reconciled".
"Humans are the smartest and most rational animals, and they will not always follow the path of'having enmity to the end'. This is the tradition of Chinese philosophy and the future of world philosophy." (End)