忧患意识与儒家道德性特征的形成

道德性是传统儒学的根本特征之一，其形成与中国先民的忧患意识密不可分。要求顺天守时的大陆农业经济构成了忧患意识产生的基础，人间世的动荡失序促成了其最初的觉醒。正是在忧患意识的促动下，中国先民思维所关注的重心完成了从天道向人道的转移，这体现在儒家那里，就是其重视人自身德性修养的道德性特色的形成。

The Sense of Anxiety and the Forming of Confucianism's Moral Character

Moral character is one of the foundamental characters of Confucianism,its forming has a close connection with the sense of anxiety of the earlier Chinese.The sense of anxiety based on the agricultural activities,and the turbulence of human society spured its appearance.Owing to the sense of anxiety,the earlier Chinese paid more attention to human being himself rather than Tian or God.To Confucianism in this period,it formed the moral character which emphasize that people should cultivate their moral character.