When Confucianism Meet the Challenge of Environmental Sustainable Development
When Confucianism Meet the Challenge of Environmental Sustainable Development
Abstract: Confucian culture has long been the backbone of Chinese traditional culture and also has a strong impact on the ideology of the world. With the development of human beings, Confucianism met with various new challenges in the 21th century. One of the most serious problems is how to keep an environmental sustainable development. To solve this problem, finding a root from traditional culture to arouse people’s consciousness is the key. Key words: Confucianism, environmental sustainable development, consciousness
When we look back on the history of our human beings, it is hard to deny that ourselves, as well as all the other living creatures in the world, are born of nature. However, up to now, human beings destroy the environment arbitrarily for their own interest, hunting animals, felling forest, without thinking about the consequences. On the other hand, nature becomes more and more unsuitable for people to live in. The balance between human beings and the nature is in the process of disappearing. Environmental condition refers to the objective reality of the situation in the environment, with its problems and its impact on human beings. In the first place, due to the destruction made by human beings, the relationship between human and nature becomes strained. With the degradation of the environment, the quality of life for people has dramatically declined. The problem of global warming, acid rain, and ozone depletion become serious. Industrialization, urbanization, and social high consumption call for more energy than it used to be. 95% of world commercial energy is fossil fuel. However, the burning of this fuel produces carbon dioxide ---- one of the main green house gases. Then the “greenhouse effect” increases. Furthermore, the emission of carbon dioxide causes serious pollutions in the atmosphere, forming acid rain. The use of compound, such as
Abstract: Confucian culture has long been the backbone of Chinese traditional culture and also has a strong impact on the ideology of the world. With the development of human beings, Confucianism met with various new challenges in the 21th century. One of the most serious problems is how to keep an environmental sustainable development. To solve this problem, finding a root from traditional culture to arouse people’s consciousness is the key. Key words: Confucianism, environmental sustainable development, consciousness
When we look back on the history of our human beings, it is hard to deny that ourselves, as well as all the other living creatures in the world, are born of nature. However, up to now, human beings destroy the environment arbitrarily for their own interest, hunting animals, felling forest, without thinking about the consequences. On the other hand, nature becomes more and more unsuitable for people to live in. The balance between human beings and the nature is in the process of disappearing. Environmental condition refers to the objective reality of the situation in the environment, with its problems and its impact on human beings. In the first place, due to the destruction made by human beings, the relationship between human and nature becomes strained. With the degradation of the environment, the quality of life for people has dramatically declined. The problem of global warming, acid rain, and ozone depletion become serious. Industrialization, urbanization, and social high consumption call for more energy than it used to be. 95% of world commercial energy is fossil fuel. However, the burning of this fuel produces carbon dioxide ---- one of the main green house gases. Then the “greenhouse effect” increases. Furthermore, the emission of carbon dioxide causes serious pollutions in the atmosphere, forming acid rain. The use of compound, such as
Cited: Liu Haiping, Zhang Chong, Zhu Gang. Chinese Tradition in Contemporary World. Nanjing University: School of Foreign Studies, 2004. http://www.ebigear.com/news-490-62737.html ----------------------- [1] Chinese Tradition in Contemporary World, P169. [2] http://www.ebigear.com/news-490-62737.html