Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional virtues - Why do western traditional culture pay attention to gravity and China traditional culture pay attention to morality?

Why do western traditional culture pay attention to gravity and China traditional culture pay attention to morality?

1. Western traditional culture emphasizes "self" and pursues "freedom and equality". Its values are individual-centered, emphasizing individual freedom and human rights and attaching importance to individual competition and creativity. Therefore, western culture takes "right" and "freedom" as the core, emphasizing that everyone has the right to do what he wants, which is related to personal freedom and dignity.

2. China traditional culture emphasizes "collectivity" and pursues "harmony and progress". Its values are collective-centered, paying attention to the development and harmony of * *, and attaching importance to "obligation" and "responsibility" in various relationships. Therefore, China culture takes "morality" and "ethics" as the core, emphasizing the relationship between individuals and society, emphasizing that individual behavior should be bound by social ethical norms, and emphasizing the moral principle of "doing something and not doing something".