The connection between Taoism and Confucianism: * * the identity of ideas and viewpoints, the mutual penetration of theoretical content, * * * the constructiveness of the overall cultural situation, and * * * the constructiveness of the overall cultural situation.
First, the difference between Taoism and Confucianism
1, the difference of ideal personality
The ideal personality of Confucianism should have a perfect moral personality, take saving the world and the people as its own responsibility, be full of ideals, inculcate them until death do us part. In other words, an outstanding person of Confucianism should be a benevolent person.
The ideal personality of Taoism should have a high degree of understanding and thinking ability, take tranquility and indifference as ethics, be indifferent to the world, yearn for self-satisfaction and conform to nature. In this way, the typical figure of Taoism should be a hermit.
2. Differences in the theory of human nature.
Confucian theory of human nature sees the social attribute of human beings and the importance of spiritual civilization education.
Taoist theory of human nature is to see people's physiological and psychological attributes, perceive hypocritical and complicated patriarchal ethics, bind human nature and destroy personality.
3. Different outlook on life
The Confucian outlook on life after China's entry into WTO stresses "worrying about the world first", takes the achievement of moral personality and salvation as its value orientation, cultivates self-cultivation, enriches benevolence, helps the world and the people, and manages the country to level the world. Its attitude towards life is positive and enterprising. Have a strong concern for social reality and a sense of historical mission, and take the world as their own responsibility.
Taoism's outlook on life is innate, that is, "picking chrysanthemums from the east fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely", with the value orientation of transcending the shackles of secular interpersonal networks and obtaining personal peace of mind, which is not only opposed to ideological service, but also does not care about the success or failure of social undertakings.
As long as they obey the nature of nature and do not interfere with each other, a harmonious and quiet society will inevitably emerge. Its attitude towards life is passive and self-protective, thus avoiding disasters. Its highest goal is to protect its own life.
4. Different ideological cores
The core of Confucianism is "respecting benevolence and honoring ceremony", which emphasizes that benevolent people must be self-restrained, take respect and compassion for people as the core standard of "benevolence", and take self-restraint and self-restraint as the necessary means to achieve the standard.
Taoism, on the other hand, takes "Tao" as the origin of the world, emphasizing inaction and the unity of man and nature. Its ideological core is Taoism and nature, and its viewpoint is characterized by simple materialism and simple dialectics.
Second, the relationship between Taoism and Confucianism
1, * * * same-sex ideological views.
Both Confucianism and Taoism believe that man and nature are one, and that human beings come from and depend on nature to survive. The two are closely related, and people should cherish the natural environment and resources. Don't destroy the harmony between man and nature,
2. The mutual penetration of theoretical content.
Both Confucianism and Taoism take "I" as the center, and at the same time absorb and transform some components of each other and bring them into their own systems. Taoism supplements the defect that Confucianism is shorter than metaphysical ontology, and Confucianism supplements the deviation that Taoism ignores real social life problems.
3, the overall culture * * * construction.
Confucianism has made the first contribution in the important social and cultural fields such as philosophy of life, ethics and education, while Taoism has made the first contribution in the important social and cultural fields such as cosmology, aesthetics and natural philosophy.
The Origin and Development of Taoism and Confucianism
Taoism: Laozi, the founder of Taoism, regards "Tao" as the ontology of the universe and the law of all things, which is a mysterious existence beyond time and space, and established a theoretical system of Taoist theology based on "Tao"; The mysticism of Laozi and Zhuangzi and the thought of keeping in good health constitute the core belief of Taoism.
Confucianism: Confucianism originated from the five major religions in Yao Shunyu. Yao and Shun pay attention to "respecting the use of five religions". "Business agreement can combine the five religions to protect the people" and "follow the eight directions, so that the land of the Lord can be used in a timely manner. Give eight dollars, so that the five religions can be taught in all directions, such as the righteousness of the father, the grace of the mother, the friend of the brother, the respect of the younger brother, and the filial piety of the son, from the inside. " Five religions and five rituals are all family rituals.
Among them, "five teachings" are five basic principles for dealing with interpersonal moral relations. Mencius explained that "the father and son are similar, the monarch and the minister are righteous, the husband and wife are different, the young and the old are orderly, and the friends are trustworthy." The history of Confucianism in China can be divided into pre-Qin Confucianism, Han and Tang Confucianism, Song and Ming Confucianism and Qing Confucianism.