Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional virtues - Does western culture have humanistic tradition and moral value?

Does western culture have humanistic tradition and moral value?

Yes, let's start with Greece, the birthplace of western civilization. In the Greek period, there was civic morality, paying attention to national interests and their own civic honor. There is a saying that "man is an animal of the city-state". Socrates encouraged the pursuit of moral perfection What is more valuable is the pursuit of freedom and the defense of freedom. You can also find respect for life. Rome also has civic morality, respecting national interests and protecting its own interests. Rome already has tribune, who can question the defendant at the critical moment of court trial and protect the defendant from being framed. Like Greece, it has great respect for tradition and legal norms. The Roman army also encouraged mutual aid and rescue on the battlefield. For example, rescuing a citizen soldier on the battlefield can get a wreath of honor. After the Roman era, it was a long Middle Ages. Among them, the representative of humanistic tradition and moral value is chivalry. I won't explain this much. Look at this /view/2462.htm? Fr=ala0_ 1_ 1 and then the Renaissance, people-oriented, high school. Today's western humanistic traditions and moral values are developed from the above. Due to the limited cognitive ability, we can only provide the above information.