“The Way of Family Unification” - a Test of the Philosophical Thoughts on Family Governance in the Jinsi Lu

Authors

  • Fanghan Zhang Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shaanxi 721013, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53469/jssh.2024.6(09).01

Keywords:

The way of family unification, The Jinsi Lu, Positive ethics

Abstract

As a classic textbook of Cheng-Zhu philosophy, the book has a wide range of historical and regional influences. Historically, scholars have mostly focused on “cultivating one’s own body”, but less on “unifying one’s family”. The way of family unification constructed in The Jinsi Lu, with the general objectives of “firstly strictness of one’s own body” and “correct ethics and righteousness”, and with the sub-divisions of “obedience to parents, friendship to brothers, and honour to husband and wife”, still has a vivid vitality in today’s world. It is still alive and well today. At a time when family problems are becoming more and more prominent, the interpretation and promotion of the “way of unifying the family” in the outstanding traditional culture can help promote the harmonious and healthy development of society.

References

(Song) Zhu Xi: Collected Notes on the Four Books, Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 2012.

Cheng Shuilong: a collection of essays, notes and commentaries of The Jinsi LU, Shanghai: Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 2012, p. 624.

(Qing Dynasty) Mao Xinglai, “The Collected Notes on the Record of Nearly Thinking”, vol. 6, in Cheng Shulong, a collection of essays, notes and commentaries of The Jinsi LU, p. 624.

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Published

2024-09-26

How to Cite

Zhang, F. (2024). “The Way of Family Unification” - a Test of the Philosophical Thoughts on Family Governance in the Jinsi Lu. Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 6(9), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.53469/jssh.2024.6(09).01