THE INEVITABLE ROAD TO HUMANKIND’S EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Wen Ma

Abstract


The purpose of the article is to discuss the whole development of “three education” (intellectual education, moral education and aesthetic education) proposed by China’s Confucianism. Drawing upon insights from the classic Confucian texts, this article applies the method of discursive analysis to reveal the differences between the current education and China’s Confucian education. The perspective of “three education” is original and valuable. It emphasizes harmonious living between human and nature, human and human, and the whole development of human character. By focusing on the three education’s status and significance in the current human educational development, this article has a significant application to the theoretical enquiry of the international educational studies.


Keywords


Intellectual education; moral education; aesthetic education; knowledge; virtue; human nature

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