Ethics of Rules in Modern Society: Theory, History and Reality

The 20th China-Korea International Conference on Ethics, co-sponsored by the Chinese Ethical Society and the Korean Ethical Society, was held in the Academia Sinica of Korea from April 23rd to 25th, 20 12, with nearly 100 Chinese and foreign scholars attending. First of all, look at the ethical issues of modern society from a theoretical perspective.

(A) on the characteristics of modern society

Sun of China Academy of Social Sciences pointed out that an important feature of modern society is consumerism. Through symbolic consumption, consumerism strengthens identity ethics and intensifies the division of social classes. Zhao Qingjie of China University of Political Science and Law pointed out that modern society is characterized by disenchantment, individualism, pluralistic values and futurism. Shao Longbao of Tongji University pointed out that the current value confusion in China society is mainly manifested in the split of knowledge view, the inversion of honor and disgrace view and the confusion of success view.

(B) on the characteristics of ethical issues in modern society

Xu Guishan, president of the Korean Ethics Society, pointed out that to describe the characteristics of ethical issues in modern society, we must first answer "Is every social issue related to ethical issues?" The "compression of time and space" caused by globalization and informatization has made the world a global village, and all social problems are closely linked. Accordingly, the research direction of ethics has shifted from individual ethics to social ethics, and we must pay more attention to the relationship among ethics, morality, law and system. Liu Shuhui of Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences discussed the relationship between time and space distance and moral obligation, and thought that the debate between time and space distance and moral obligation largely reflected the dispute between prejudice and fairness in the field of ethics. Guo Weihua of Tianjin Medical University pointed out that in order to effectively solve the mental distress caused by moral anxiety, we must restore the ethical function of "emotion", rebuild the ethical order and regain "meaning". Zhangyan of Zhejiang University believes that one of the ethical problems in modern society is how to establish moral identity in multiculturalism.

Second, look at the ethical issues of modern society from a historical perspective.

(A) Confucianism and modern society

Du Shengda, Academia Sinica of Korea Studies, analyzed the moral defense theory of Confucian ethics. Qu Hongmei of Jilin University made a comparative study of Confucius' and Lv Xibo's moral cosmopolitanism from the aspects of theoretical origin, concrete design and attitude towards family members or compatriots. Qi of Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics pointed out that Mencius believed that our love for others was hierarchical and decreased with the decrease of closeness to us. Neuroethics provides modern scientific clinical and experimental evidence for Mencius' love thought.

(B) Taoism and modern society

Wang Yongzhi of Northwest University believes that Taoist philosophy, with its ultimate concern for nature, intelligent life, true life and moral society, sets a "direction standard" for modern people to live a more meaningful and dignified life. Zhu Xiaopeng of Hangzhou Normal University pointed out that the main contribution of Taoist ecological ethics thought lies in the naturalism of "Tao and law are natural", the concept of equality of all things of "the unity of Tao and law", the behavior attitude of natural inaction and Zhi Zhi's outlook on life of contentment and love for life.

(C) Buddhism and modern society

Pankaj Mo-han, the Academia Sinica of Korea Studies, pointed out that India's caste system is a part of Hinduism, and caste-based privileges and discrimination can be proved in religion. The caste system is changing with the passage of time, and its strict structure and influence on Indian thought are gradually weakening. In the 20th century, the so-called "Da Park Jung Su people" gradually accepted Buddhism under the leadership of ambedkar, and formed a new religious isomorphism-new Buddhists, which became a powerful political force and successfully challenged the political hegemony of the upper caste.

Third, applied ethics in modern society

Economic ethics

Xia Mingyue of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics analyzed the triple dimensions of labor ethics, namely, the dimensions of man and nature, man and society, and man and himself. Chen Weihong of Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade analyzed the social responsibility of multinational corporations. Angelie Liu of Shanghai Normal University pointed out that harmonious labor relations are the important foundation of a harmonious socialist society, and put forward the realization path of harmonious labor relations. Ma Xiaoyi of Shanghai Normal University analyzed the changes of consumer ethics in contemporary China. Jin Meide of Shangyuan High School in South Korea analyzes the ethical issues of the famous painting market.

(2) Political ethics

Chen Shoucan of Zhejiang Gongshang University pointed out that human dignity is a part of human rights, and its protection cannot be separated from a certain realistic foundation, which is civil society. Zhao Rishou of Chungbuk University in South Korea divides political obligations into special-involuntary requirements, special-voluntary requirements, general-involuntary requirements and general-voluntary requirements, and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of joint theory, interaction theory, natural obligation theory and self-control theory of political obligations respectively. Yin of South Korea's Cheongju University of Education discussed the morality of modern social leaders. Nan Lin of Southern Medical University discussed the ethical construction of clean government from three dimensions: individual practice, group practice and social practice.

(3) Social ethics

Hong Rongxi of Korea Jiaotong University analyzed the functionalism theory of social inequality and its limitations. Ma Xiaoyan of University of Science and Technology Beijing pointed out that under the condition of modernity, space, as an important place to bear the generation and construction of social relations, has increasingly become an important primary field of social conflicts. Yan Shidong of Hebei Normal University pointed out that the existence and operation of social power must follow the principle of legality, and the basis for judging the legitimacy of social power is "rights", that is, whether the existence and operation of social power is conducive to the realization and protection of rights. Dai Haidong and Zhuo of Wenzhou University pointed out that the spirit of public welfare calls for cherishing life, subliming the soul, respecting the meaning of life and paying attention to the reality of human social life, which plays an important role in building a harmonious socialist society. Peng Bolin, Hunan University of Science and Technology, analyzed the main ethical issues faced by charity in contemporary China, namely, the integrity and moral awareness of participating in public charity activities.

(4) environmental (or ecological) ethics

Lu Riliang of Beijing Jiaotong University pointed out that at present, human civilization is changing from industrial civilization to ecological civilization paradigm, and the change of civilization paradigm inevitably requires the change of people's lifestyle, and the change of lifestyle requires new ethical norms. Kim Hyun-soo of Gyeongjin University of Education in Korea discussed the prospect of applying social contract law to environmental problems, and pointed out that social contract law can be used as the social ethical basis of environmental ethics. Cui Wenyi of Xiyuan University in Korea analyzed the energy path of ecological ethics. Bian Chunyong of Seoul Education University in South Korea studied the meaning of ecological sustainability and ecological ethics.

sportsmanship

Xu Guishan, president of the Korean Ethics Society, pointed out that many sports ethics problems can not be solved by cultivating athletes' personal qualities, so now people need to analyze them more from the social ethics level. Gong of Shanghai Institute of Physical Education expounded the background, process and basic content of the evolution of American sports policy, and discussed the law of the development and growth of American sports, trying to provide reference for the development of sports in China. Wu Jinjing of Jiangxi Normal University pointed out that the anti-corruption incident in football reflects the problems existing in sports ethics, which are manifested in weak professional ethics awareness, moral behavior demonstration and lack of values. The reasons are both social and personal.

(6) Moral cultivation and moral education

Wang Jinyi of China University of Political Science and Law reflected on the role of moral model in personal moral cultivation. Kim Dae-jun of Gyeongsang University in South Korea explored the establishment of self-identity in the imaginary space, while Song Shanyong of Chengxin Women's University in South Korea explored the cultural connection between moral sentiments and multiple identities in a multicultural society in South Korea. In the middle of the week, Shanghai Normal University analyzed the influence of public policies on the growth of teenagers from the aspects of formulation, implementation and supervision, and put forward a series of countermeasures. Jin Taixun of Zhougong University of Education studied the concept of "ceremony" in the moral education curriculum of primary schools, focusing on how to cultivate the concept of "ceremony" among primary school students and avoid the erosion of the concept of personality equality by the hierarchical concept in the traditional "ceremony". Piao Chang-hao, from Cheng University in Han Guoqing, analyzed how to carry out moral education from three layers of ethics (safety ethics, relevance ethics and imagination ethics) of Darcia Narvaez. Li Qingxi of Korea Honesty Women's University analyzed the relationship between moral knowledge and moral education. Li Mingjun of Korea Education Curriculum Evaluation Institute analyzed the insight and possibility of personality education through moral education. Park Jiong-sup of Cheongju Education University in South Korea analyzed the current situation and causes of campus violence and the relationship between preventing campus violence and empathy, pointed out the importance of improving teachers' empathy in preventing campus violence, and discussed how to enhance teachers' empathy. Sun Jingyuan of Mokpo University discussed the direction of empowering teachers in personality education to prevent campus violence.

In a word, this conference presents the characteristics of diversification of research topics, which not only attaches importance to the modern transformation of traditional ethical resources, but also attaches importance to the multi-dimensional perspective of practical problems, expands the research field of ethics and related disciplines, and provides more topics for further exchanges between China and South Korea.

Editor in Charge: Yang Yiqin