儒家伦理与全球危机

当代全球危机主要有二：一是由于人与自然之间矛盾激化所产生的生态危机；二是由于人与人之间矛盾激化所产生的社会危机。中国的儒家伦理是世界上早熟的文化，它虽然不乏负面的因素，但积极面是主要的。它的一些重要思想对于解决当代社会两大危机具有重要的作用。这些思想主要是：“民胞物与”的宇宙情怀；“讲信修睦”的用世之旨；“思患”、“通达”的抗危意识和“万世太平”的社会理想。

Confucian Ethics and Global Crisis

Today,there are two major crises in the world.The one is the eco-crisis resulted from the intensification of the contradiction between man and nature,the other is the social crisis resulted from the intensification of various contradictions between men.The confucian ethics of China is one of the precocious cultures of the world.It is productive though not without negative factors.Some of its important thinkings are still of significance to the solution of the two major crises in contemporary society.These thinkings include the universal feelings of "People are my brothers and I share the life of all creatures",the life outlook of "cementing peaceful relations by upholding good faith",the danger-proof consciousness of "being vigilant and reasonable in all times",and the ideal of "permanent social peace".