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What is Moral Education in Line with Justice:Altruism,Egoism or Reciprocity?

HU Jin-m

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The moral arrangement in social life needs to accord with the principles of justice.Moral education should be based on justice and achieve a balance between moral right and moral duty,and egoism and altruism.One important reason for moral education inefficiency is that it ignores the basis,overemphasizing the moral duty of altruism and with little attention paid on the moral right of egoism.Moral education embodies strong idealism characteristics and replaces bottom-line moral requirements with highstandard moral ideal.Moral education in line with justice should first recognize the rationality of self-interest.Second,it does not infringe the rights of others.Third,it encourages people to do good to return.Good moral deserves happiness andgood peopleshould get what they deserve.Finally,it advocates the spirit of tolerance between multiple subjects,leaving moral life space for others.

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The moral arrangement in social life needs to accord with the principles of justice.Moral education should be based on justice and achieve a balance between moral right and moral duty,and egoism and altruism.One important reason for moral education inefficiency is that it ignores the basis,overemphasizing the moral duty of altruism and with little attention paid on the moral right of egoism.Moral education embodies strong idealism characteristics and replaces bottom-line moral requirements with highstandard moral ideal.Moral education in line with justice should first recognize the rationality of self-interest.Second,it does not infringe the rights of others.Third,it encourages people to do good to return.Good moral deserves happiness andgood peopleshould get what they deserve.Finally,it advocates the spirit of tolerance between multiple subjects,leaving moral life space for others.

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The moral arrangement in social life needs to accord with the principles of justice.Moral education should be based on justice and achieve a balance between moral right and moral duty,and egoism and altruism.One important reason for moral education inefficiency is that it ignores the basis,overemphasizing the moral duty of altruism and with little attention paid on the moral right of egoism.Moral education embodies strong idealism characteristics and replaces bottom-line moral requirements with highstandard moral ideal.Moral education in line with justice should first recognize the rationality of self-interest.Second,it does not infringe the rights of others.Third,it encourages people to do good to return.Good moral deserves happiness andgood peopleshould get what they deserve.Finally,it advocates the spirit of tolerance between multiple subjects,leaving moral life space for others.

Key concepts: Ethical egoism, Moral disengagement, Altruism (biology), Moral psychology, Social cognitive theory of morality, Duty, Moral reasoning, Economic Justice

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