The Five Elements are the vital category that connects the Ways of Heaven,Earth,and the human in ancient China.The Five Constants are the seminal principles and laws that link together human roles.Dong Zhongshu replac...The Five Elements are the vital category that connects the Ways of Heaven,Earth,and the human in ancient China.The Five Constants are the seminal principles and laws that link together human roles.Dong Zhongshu replaced the Five Elements of the Way of the human(benevolence,righteousness,propriety,wisdom,and sageliness)with the Way of Five Constants(benevolence,righteousness,propriety,wisdom,and faithfulness).He also demonstrated the Three Guides and Five Constants in ethics and morality from the viewpoint of basic moral doctrine,and established the ethical system of Chinese feudal society.Reflecting on the evolutions of and the commentaries on the Five Constants in history,the author argues that the Five Constants should be subjected to rational survey in a matter-of-fact manner and to"filtering something out through the old"in a timely way.展开更多
文摘The Five Elements are the vital category that connects the Ways of Heaven,Earth,and the human in ancient China.The Five Constants are the seminal principles and laws that link together human roles.Dong Zhongshu replaced the Five Elements of the Way of the human(benevolence,righteousness,propriety,wisdom,and sageliness)with the Way of Five Constants(benevolence,righteousness,propriety,wisdom,and faithfulness).He also demonstrated the Three Guides and Five Constants in ethics and morality from the viewpoint of basic moral doctrine,and established the ethical system of Chinese feudal society.Reflecting on the evolutions of and the commentaries on the Five Constants in history,the author argues that the Five Constants should be subjected to rational survey in a matter-of-fact manner and to"filtering something out through the old"in a timely way.
