Why can t traditional Chinese Confucian culture produce modern science?

Updated on culture 2024-02-08
12 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    This has little to do with Confucian culture, science is a kind of high-end productive forces, and the productive forces determine the social system, and conversely, the social system is the source of the productive forces. So to your problem must be the relationship between productivity and society. Today's world civilization is nothing more than three primitive civilizations, namely, agricultural civilization, contract civilization (commercial civilization), nomadic civilization, agricultural civilization is based on the land that can be cultivated, with the characteristics of closure and order, emphasizing cooperation between people and internal stability, this social form determines that people in this society will be relatively conservative, and people will be more proposed as a whole, rather than individuals.

    The lack of change in the society will make the people also lack creative thinking, in technology we are constantly improving, our architectural skills are superb in the world, but our technological innovation is more of a change on the basis of the predecessors, rather than a creative change, so this kind of civilization and culture not only provides the possibility for the glory of ancient Chinese history, but also dooms us to be the first to complete the scientific knowledge and technology. The commercial civilization is based on the contract, with strong instability, emphasizing the distance between people, and human nature is relatively emancipated, which is the way of European civilization, and the turmoil in the early days of European civilization also stems from the characteristics of this contract culture, and it is also the reason why they can take the lead in getting out of the darkness, nomadic culture is a primitive civilization, so it is characterized by barbarism and simplicity, and the people in these civilizations are often qualified warriors, and it is a civilization that is relatively harmonious with nature, Some modern civilizations converted from nomadic civilizations still retain many of the characteristics of the past, such as the fact that many of them are relatively bold and simple. In returning to your question, it is not that China cannot produce modern science, but it is difficult to take the lead, because our China is a typical agricultural civilization, and our technological development is more horizontal development, and rarely vertical, the four major inventions are considered vertical, but we know at a glance at the history books that most of the four major inventions are accidental inventions, not the results of research, and it has nothing to do with the Confucian civilization you said, Confucian civilization is just a comprehensive interpretation of the internal relations of society. They did not invent and innovate, but made their own judgments and trade-offs in the relationship between some social figures, emphasizing courtesy, righteousness, honesty and shame, emphasizing benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, which is absolutely true, but later rulers changed Confucianism according to their own interests, and Confucianism in order to win the trust of the ruler, he himself slowly changed, and moved towards the direction of safeguarding the interests of the ruler, in fact, this is not his original appearance.

    In the end, he became a tool to lubricate social contradictions, Confucian culture did not have as much impact on China as you think, and he was finally improved and used by the rulers, so we can't produce modern science and it doesn't have a lot to do with him, we can't produce modern science quickly because of the characteristics of our agricultural civilization, and we can't quickly integrate into the modern scientific world because the Qing Dynasty closed off the country so that we lost the communication with the current external civilization.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Because the modern rulers did not really govern the country with Confucianism, the suggestions of people of insight were all rejected by the rulers.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Well, I think it's not just that, although the great emergence of modern science occurred in the West, but there was a certain reason, China at that time was relatively arrogant, and the later period was weak, colonized, invaded, and the people lived in dire straits, so the development of science lagged behind. But the West is developing rapidly. Think about the Tang Dynasty and before, China's science and technology were not developed, and the four major inventions alone could overwhelm them.

    Therefore, I personally think that this is not about Confucian culture, but about the strength of the country, as well as the standard of living of the people.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    In fact, modern science is not produced in China, which is not in the East, it is the feudal culture of ancient China for thousands of years, but it is still leading in science and technology before the Ming Dynasty. However, the implementation of the policy of locking the country later made the exchange of knowledge between China and the world lost, so that China's modern science and technology culture lagged behind the West in an all-round way.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    It has little to do with Confucian culture The main purpose of science and technology is to use the least manpower to obtain the maximum output, but China has always been a populous country, which is the reason for the stagnation of science and technology in China, in fact, ancient China's science and technology is very developed, you can read a book of Joseph Needham's "History of Chinese Science and Technology", that is, how developed science and technology were in ancient China.

  6. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    For traditional Chinese culture, let's start with the poem of Shu Dongpo: "Looking horizontally, the side of the ridge becomes a peak, and the height is different from far and near." I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because God is in this mountain.

    Because a person is in the mountains, his vision is limited, and because of the different status and observation angles, the impression will be different, and it can only be based on various situations, which is inevitably one-sided, so to observe a large thing, the vision can not be limited to a small range, and a broader field of vision is required, which is to keep a certain distance, theoretically the farther the distance, the wider the field of vision. Standing in the Forbidden City, you can only see a palace as far as the eye can see, run outside, you can at least see its outline, standing on the top of Jingshan can see the whole picture, the same is true for history, maintain a certain distance in time and space can get rid of the fetters of utilitarianism. The constraints of politics and the limitations of vision, to observe and evaluate history from a broader, deeper, and detached perspective.

    First of all, let's clarify what Confucian culture is. Confucian culture is a cultural school guided by Confucianism. Confucianism was created by Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period, advocating blood and family relations, meritorious deeds in the present world, self-cultivation and self-cultivation, and moral rationality, and its central idea is filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, faithfulness, courtesy, righteousness, honesty, and shame, and its core is "benevolence".

    Confucianism has been admired by successive rulers, as well as the development and inheritance of Confucius's post-Confucius, which has played a decisive role in the development of Chinese culture. It provides a solid theoretical foundation for the effective rule of the feudal dynasties of all dynasties, and also provides a basic code of conduct and a clear value orientation for all social strata, and at the same time has a profound impact on the cultural psychology and thinking mode of the Chinese nation. There are both positive and negative aspects of this impact, and there are negative factors that affect the cultivation of creativity.

  7. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Because Confucianism tells the truth that people should talk about. It doesn't go along with science.

  8. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    Dong Zhongshu blended some ideas of Taoism, Legalism, and Yin and Yang into Confucianism, and transformed it into a neo-Confucian system with the characteristics of the times. And it was affirmed by the rulers at that time, which was the need to maintain feudal rule and conducive to rule. It was fully affirmed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

    After the Western Han Dynasty, Confucianism gradually became the orthodox thought that was respected by the rulers of the past dynasties, and it also gradually became the mainstream of traditional Chinese culture.

  9. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    Confucianism has been the cultural core of Chinese students throughout the ages and an important part of the imperial examination system.

  10. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    I think Confucian culture taught Chinese etiquette and morality, but now many people don't learn ......

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    Confucianism is one of the hundred schools of thought of the pre-Qin princes. Confucianism, also known as Confucianism or Confucianism, was founded by Confucius and initially referred to the master of ceremonies engaged in the funeral industry, and later gradually formed a complete Confucian ideological system based on it, which became the mainstream of traditional Chinese culture and had a far-reaching influence.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    First of all, what are you going to do, what are you trying to learn about? The short answer? **??Word Count Requirements???

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