Confucian ways and means to achieve goals

The ways and means of Confucianism to achieve its goals mainly include education and enlightenment, rule by etiquette and rule by law, rule by virtue and rule by benevolence.

1. Education and enlightenment: Confucianism emphasizes the importance of education and believes that education is the key to cultivating talents with both ability and political integrity and promoting social progress. Confucianism attaches great importance to basic education, emphasizes liberal arts education, and focuses on cultivating students' moral character, etiquette, and traditional cultural qualities. At the same time, Confucianism also emphasizes the role of education, guiding people to establish correct values ????and outlook on life through moral education and role models.

2. Rule of etiquette and rule of law: Confucianism advocates the combination of rule of etiquette and rule of law to maintain social order and justice. Ritual governance emphasizes moral education, pays attention to etiquette norms and codes of conduct, and aims to cultivate people's moral concepts and self-discipline. The rule of law emphasizes the authority and coercion of the legal system, and uses legal means to restrict and regulate people's behavior.

3. Governance by virtue and benevolent governance: Confucianism advocates governance by virtue and benevolent governance, and believes that politicians should govern the people with virtue, implement benevolent governance, and pay attention to people's livelihood and well-being. Governance by virtue emphasizes that rulers should set an example, pay attention to their own moral cultivation and behavioral demonstration, and influence the people with moral power. Benevolent government emphasizes that politicians should care about the interests of the people, implement leniency and simplicity, and seek benefits for the people.

The role of Confucianism:

1. Emphasis on moral ethics: The core of Confucianism is benevolence, which means governing society with benevolence. Confucianism emphasizes interpersonal relationships such as family, friendship, and love between people, and believes that these relationships are based on moral ethics.

2. Respect the importance of education: Confucianism believes that education is the key to cultivating talents and improving social civilization. Confucian educators believe that education can impart knowledge, cultivate moral character, improve personal accomplishment, and thereby promote the progress of the entire society.

3. Pay attention to political and social stability: Confucianism believes that political and social stability are important prerequisites for realizing human happiness. Confucianism emphasizes the moral character and leadership ability of the monarch, and believes that the monarch should govern the country with virtue and pay attention to the people's livelihood and well-being. Confucianism also emphasizes the harmony among all strata of society, believing that only when all strata respect and support each other can social stability and development be achieved.