How to understand Confucius' virtues, happiness and time -seeking?Wang Zhongjiang, a professor of philosophy of Peking University, has unique insights

Henan Daily Client reporter Wen Xiaojuan Correspondent He Huiting

On the afternoon of September 24th, in order to actively respond to the call of "Book of Henan's First National Reading Conference", as the "September 28" Confucius birthday was coming, Wang Zhongjiang, a professor at the Department of Philosophy of Peking University and President of the Chinese Confucius Institute, was in Zhengzhou as Zhengzhou. The majority of readers brought a theme lecture on "Confucius' virtue, happiness, and time of luck." The event was hosted by the Henan Provincial Government's SASAC and Zhongyuan Publishing Media Group, and hosted by Henan Xinhua Bookstore Publishing Group, Zhongzhou Ancient Books Publishing House, and Tianyi Cultural Forum.

Is it happy to be a good person? What is the relationship between happiness and virtue? What is real happiness? Is there a fate? What is the significance of life setbacks and tests to life? How did Confucius and his disciples answer these questions?

Mr. Wang Zhongjiang quoted the "Poor Dada Time" of the pre -Qin literature "Guo Dian Chu Tomb Bamboo Slip". Starting from the situation of Confucius "Chen Cai's Er", the analysis and explanation of Confucius and Confucianism's thinking about Defu's relations, pointing out Virtue and happiness It is not a simple one -to -one correspondence. It has complexity. It involves the situation of human situation, time, and what is true happiness.

Wang Zhongjiang believes that Confucianism and Western ethics are more concerned about these issues, but there are differences in the way they pay attention to. The core of Confucianism is the issue of human virtue and happiness, that is, the issue of "Defu" relationship. Western ethics thoughts are more stronger and the relationship between life and decision -making, that is, the relationship between life and destiny.

After the theme lectures, the readers at the scene asked enthusiastically. Wang Zhongjiang has given vivid answers to questions such as "how Confucius chooses the country", "how Confucianism does", "how Taoism understands happiness", "how can we encourage everyone around us to pursue the United States and Germany" and other questions. Essence

"I hope that after listening to this theme lecture, when you encounter the asymmetry of Defu in the future, you will insist on doing what you understand about moral truth, stimulate a force beyond the situation from the heart, and bravely pursue yourself. The realization of value. This is also the inherent force and transcendence of Confucianism I understand. "Wang Zhongjiang said.

Zheng Xiong, the editor -in -chief of Zhongzhou Ancient Books Publishing House, said that through this lecture, more readers can pay more attention to the traditional classics representing the crystallization of ancient Chinese wisdom. Through reading to obtain the wisdom of life, better face the happiness of life, time of time, etc. question.

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