What is optimism? A brief introduction to optimism

1. Optimism refers to a view of the world, history and life, which holds that ideals will eventually become a reality, good ends will triumph over evil, and justice will eventually triumph over injustice. As opposed to "pessimism". From Latin optimus, meaning "the best". Generally refers to the attitude, viewpoint and theory full of confidence and hope for the universe, society and life.

2. In the history of ethical theory, it mainly refers to the optimistic attitude and theory of moral progress and moral social function. Many thinkers in history advocated optimism. Confucianism believes that people can achieve the ideal personality of the unity of benevolence and wisdom in real life through cultivation and enlightenment. Xunzi said that "the accumulation of goodness makes virtue, and Wang Fu said that" the nature is born day by day ".Everyone thinks that through the communication between man and nature, people can cultivate their virtue and gain moral freedom.

3. Hong Xiuquan, Tan Sitong and Sun Yat-sen are influenced by the traditional idea of "Great Harmony" and firmly believe that a beautiful "Great Harmony World" will come. Kang Youwei wrote "The Book of Great Harmony", arguing that as long as people expand the spirit of benevolence, they can achieve a "Great Harmony Society" that is "the most peaceful, the most fair, the most benevolent and the most ruling".