文化差异角度下的中西方传统伦理观

论文摘要

伦理学,作为哲学的三个分支学科之一,也被称为道德哲学,关注着诸如善与恶,高贵与低贱,是与非,公正,和美德这些问题。众所周知,人民的素质决定着国家的素质。比如说,人与人之间如何交往,人们受到何种教育以及他们为什么有着坚定的信仰等等。事实上,这些都属于伦理的范畴。中西方文化的差异体现在很多方面,道德伦理观只是其中的一个方面,因此本文尝试着从文化差异角度对中西方道德伦理观进行了简单的对比。伦理观的形成以及发展不是一朝一夕的事情,本文追溯了中西伦理学发展的主要阶段来寻找两个民族伦理观的渊源,并且发掘伦理观宏观上对人类历史进程和微观上对中西方文化的影响。孔子是中国伦理学的鼻祖,他毕生都在为自己的观点恢复周礼做努力。苏格拉底,柏拉图和亚里士多德是古希腊阐述伦理观点的先驱,他们对伦理哲学的贡献举足轻重,因此,本文对他们的著作进行了较为详细的比较。当代社会,一些年轻人对前人留下的文化经典忽视重视,相反,他们对一些外来的自认为是受欢迎符合潮流的言语行为习俗盲目推崇接受。这是由于他们缺失相应的社会经验并且忽视中国传统伦理道德所导致的。事实上,经典的伦理道德价值观从来都没有消逝过,作为炎黄子孙的我们应该采取虔诚的态度,更应该从这些经典伦理道德观中学习,传承我们祖先留下来的宝贵财富。本文通过对中西方文化中伦理观的对比,试图唤醒人们认识到汲取中西方传统伦理知识的重要性进而提高他们的社会责任感和基本的道德意识。总而言之,因此这项研究具有现实而深远的意义。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• 摘要
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 The objectives of this study
• 1.2 The significance of this study
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Culture
• 2.1.1 The definition of culture
• 2.1.2 The characteristics of culture
• 2.2 Cultural difference
• 2.2.1 The general definition of cultural difference
• 2.2.2 The four main aspects of cultural difference
• 2.3 Basic knowledge of ethics
• 2.3.1 The definition of ethics
• 2.3.2 The classification of ethics
• 2.3.3 The fall of ethics
• 2.3.4 The re-birth of traditional ethics
• 2.3.5 Modern ethics
• Chapter 3 The Development of Ethics in China and Western Countries
• 3.1 The development of Chinese traditional ethics
• 3.1.1 The history and spirit of Chinese ethics
• 3.1.2 The development of Chinese traditional ethics
• 3.2 The development of Western traditional ethics
• 3.2.1 The history of Western traditional ethics
• 3.2.2 The development of Western traditional ethics
• 3.3 Modern values of Chinese and Western traditional ethics
• Chapter 4 A Comparison of Traditional Ethics in China and Western Countries
• 4.1 A general comparison between Chinese and Western traditional ethics
• 4.2 A specific comparison
• 4.2.1 Geographical differences between Chinese and Western traditional ethics
• 4.2.2 Differences in historical development
• 4.2.3 Religious differences
• 4.2.4 Differences in productive means
• 4.2.5 Differences in social institutions
• Chapter 5 Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Papers Published During 2008-2011