Big Coffee Talk ｜ Kong Dezheng: Confucianism has affected a large number of Western thinkers and philosophers

On September 26, "Confucius and Tolstoy: Dialogue across time and space" -the thought dialogue between Confucius and Tolstoy was held in Qufu. At the meeting, Kong Dezhang, the president of the Confucius Descendants' Association, told everyone the common point of Confucius and Tolstoy.

Confucianism said that the global communication of Confucianism has profoundly affected a large number of Western thinkers and philosophers such as Leibniz, Voltaire. He is very concerned about Chinese culture and conducted in -depth research. There are more than 10 types of works or papers about Chinese philosophy and thoughts that he have written and edited throughout his life. Thailand quoted a large number of Chinese words and proverbs related to Confucius. For example, Kong Dezhang, for example, Tolstoy advocates "not to resist evil with violence", pursue "moral self -improvement", and advocates "fraternity", which is in line with the ideas of Confucianism, "the Tao", and "save the body". Erste believes that the acquisition of "" Ren "Taoism must be consistent with the self -cultivation of Confucianism by controlling all personal and physical things."

"Today, Sino -Russian experts who attended the meeting were academic coffees in the field of ideological research in Confucius and Tolstoy. I sincerely hope that all experts and scholars will communicate in depth in the next academic seminar, and contribute to the cultural exchanges between China and Russia and the mutual learning of Chinese and Western civilizations. More power. "Kong Dezheng said.

New Yellow River Reporter: Shi Xiaodan

Edit: Liu Yuhong

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