Comparison of Fate Ethics among Chinese Philosophies of Confucianism,Taoism,and Buddhis
- VernacularTitle:中国“儒、道、佛”生死伦理观比较
- Author:
Wubing YOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism;
Ethics of Life and Death;
Fate Ontology;
the Value of Life and Death;
Fate Attitude;
Values of Beyond-the-Fate
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
1996;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The concepts of death in Chinese philosophies of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism contain a wealth of ethics, and they have accumulated into the main elements of Chinese life and death ethics, but the three doctrines have many differences. Different fate ontologies: The Confucians regard charity as their ontology, the Taoists Taoism, and the Buddhists benevolence, respectively. Different values of life and death: The Confucians focus on birth value, Taoists attach the same value to live and death, and Buddhists focus on death value. Different fate attitudes: Confucians prefer life to death, Taoists is willing to both life and death, while Buddhists hates life and advocates death. Different values of beyond-the-fate: Confucians observe the concept of death from the life, Taoists observe the concept of life from the death, Buddhists observe the concept of death by abandoning the life.
