The Innovator of Chinese Marxist Ethics: A Study of Tang Kailin's Ethical Thoughts

2023-03-20

Author: Xiang Yuqiao (Professor of the Moral Culture Research Center of Hunan Normal University) After the reform and opening up, China's ethics has shown a great situation of prosperity and development. In this great situation, Tang Kailin, together with Li Qi, Luo Guojie, Wei Yingmin, and other ethicists, committed to building a disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of Marxist ethics with Chinese characteristics on the road to the modernization of Marxist ethics in China, making important contributions to the prosperity and development of Chinese Marxist ethics, He is an important representative in the process of innovation in Chinese Marxist ethics. Tang Kailin (1938-2023), a famous philosopher, ethicist, and educator in China, is the founder of the philosophy and ethics disciplines of Hunan Normal University. He was once the director of the Ethics Institute of Hunan Normal University and the vice president of the Chinese Ethics Society, and was awarded the "Lifelong Achievement Award in Chinese Ethics". He devoted his entire life to the study of basic theories of ethics, traditional Chinese ethical thoughts, and applied ethics, and has written prolificantly. He has published works such as "Ethics", "The Great Idea of Ethics: A Theoretical Review of the Development of Contemporary Chinese Morality and Ethics", "The Development History of Chinese Patriotism", and "The History of Chinese Moral Life". He has published over 280 academic papers, and has repeatedly won national and provincial awards for outstanding achievements in philosophy and social sciences, Adhering to the path of sinicization and modernization of Marxist ethics has made important contributions to the construction of the disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of Marxist ethics in China. I firmly believe that the scientific ethics of Marxist ethics is the study of human moral life. Human moral life has a long history, and ethics, which is the object of study, has a long history. Ethics is a moral philosophy formed by philosophers' in-depth and systematic theoretical thinking, interpretation, and elaboration of human moral life. Throughout the history of human development, different eras have created different ethicists, and there are also significant differences in the understanding, understanding, and grasp of human moral life among different ethicists. Therefore, ethics has manifested itself in various theoretical forms in human history. Faced with various forms of ethical theory, people often have to face a fundamental question: Is there a truly scientific and correct ethical theory among various ethical theories? As a staunch Marxist, Tang Kailin firmly believes that only Marxist ethics is a truly scientific and correct ethical theory. In his academic career, he has also been committed to upholding and developing Marxist ethics. He believes that ethics must answer the following questions: What is the position of human beings in this world? What is the significance of human life activities? What should a person's attitude towards society be? How should one choose the ultimate purpose of life? Why is it difficult to grasp the connotation and nature of concepts such as "good", "justice", "honor", and "happiness", but they can be deeply engraved in people's consciousness and can show great power to people Ethicists of different eras have explored these issues to varying degrees from their respective class interests and times' requirements, and have also proposed various ethical theories. However, before the emergence of Marxist ethics

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