A Preliminary Interpretation of the "Golden Mean" Doctrine

The notion of was deemed as the Greatest Virtue by Confucius, and the Sublime Good and Supreme Beauty by Arisotle. The doctrine advocates Shi-zhong (时中), which entails a sort of profound dialectics. Meanwhile, it is also a practical rationale, offering benevolence and thorough sincerity as a set of methodology. Lexically, Zhong(中) refers properness, adequacy and suitability, while Yong(庸) means The two combine to represent integration of the base and the use. The Golden Mean doctrine of the Confucian school is a philosophy on the standards of the supreme good and practical reason, which is very similar to the doctrine of the golden mean in ancient Greek philosophy. Such a resemblance provides human being with inspiration to construct the world ethics of the Golden Mean.