"It is because the Most De do not Strive to Excel that They Are of the Highest Efficacy"——On Laozi's Moral Cultivation Theory
Hui Wang
Abstract
Hui Wang
Abstract
The past study on Laozi emphasized its anti-moral and quite ignored its moral cultivation theory.Actually,Laozi was not moral nihilism or anti-moralism,but has its precise moral philosophy system.It emphasized that individual should continually cultivate himself by the invisible channels ofobjectless desire,unprincipled knowing,noncoercive action.That is significant for us to deepen our understanding of moral cultivation theory.
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The past study on Laozi emphasized its anti-moral and quite ignored its moral cultivation theory.Actually,Laozi was not moral nihilism or anti-moralism,but has its precise moral philosophy system.It emphasized that individual should continually cultivate himself by the invisible channels ofobjectless desire,unprincipled knowing,noncoercive action.That is significant for us to deepen our understanding of moral cultivation theory.
Key concepts: Morality, Action (physics), Epistemology, Nihilism, Philosophy, Moral psychology, Moral philosophy, Moral disengagement