Associate Professor of the School of Marxism at Hebei Normal University; Major research fields: Chinese Philosophy and Culture; Selected works: Cultural and Philosophical Studies on Zhang Dainian (2016) [Chinese], Academic Chronicle of Hou Wailu (2013) [Chinese].

Speech Abstract

The Modern Significance of Traditional Chinese Confucianism’s Axiology

The axiology of traditional Chinese Confucianism expresses the unification of intrinsic values and extrinsic values, while emphasizing intrinsic values over extrinsic values. It provides a deep theoretical basis for Chinese traditional thought that takes the People as foundational and harmony as essential. Its reflections on the realm of value, including the relationships between individual and society and between humanity and the nature, are rich and inspiring. Contemporary Confucianism should strengthen the serious dialogue and substantive exchange with Marxism, so that the essence of Confucian axiology can be fused with Marxist foundational Truth. This not only provides a necessary path for Confucianism’s modernization, but also offers important material for the Chinese localization of Marxism.