Why do Westerners think that Confucianism has zero contribution to science? What is science?

How do Westerners understand Confucian culture, up and down 5,000 years of history and culture, Westerners' understanding of science will not be limited to natural science, the scope of science is too broad, Confucian culture has not directly contributed, and it has definitely played a role in promoting philosophical thought.

In fact, Confucianism is more of an ideological study, and pays more attention to a way of being a person, which is based on the internal cultivation of the person himself. The so-called science is a kind of science based on mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and pays more attention to life outside the human body.

Because Confucian culture does not have any special contribution to science, and everything it talks about is moral, science is to make a special discovery about something and then make a reasonable explanation.

Because Confucianism's shaping of the human spirit is mainly to tell people how to behave, cultivate self-cultivation, and how to become an upright person, it rarely involves how to teach people to explore and continue to explore.

In ancient China, the boiling of hemp, the cultivation of silkworms, the application of lacquer, and the use of writing were all earlier than those of the West, and in the state of self-sufficient agricultural economy, Confucianism was passed down from generation to generation, and it was used for internal governance, and the Westerners expanded for a long time, prompting them to develop faster than the East.

The development of the times is changing with each passing day, and the traditional culture is gradually becoming distant and unfamiliar, but in fact, many excellent traditional cultures are silently inherited, combined with the evolution of the times into new ideas to influence our generation, the stability and prosperity of the country in this period, and these high-quality traditional culture is inseparable from the relationship, positive cultural ideas will also lead this generation of young people to a stronger and better new era.

It constitutes the foundation of Chinese culture, and the most influential of them is naturally Confucius!

Strictly speaking, the culture of the Chinese nation is the culture of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and the ancients had a cloud, "red flowers, white lotus roots, green lotus leaves, the three religions were originally one family", which is what it means. According to the elaboration of teacher Nan Huaijin, a cultural structure similar to a pyramid has been formed together

1. Confucian culture is the base of the tower, constituting the basic content of the Chinese nation, and the core idea is "Gewu, Zhizhi, self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world", which is applied to life, that is, to listen to the words of almost all parents: "Children, you have to study hard, find a good job in the future, and be a useful person to the society." So, Confucianism is similar to food and drink, and if you don't eat or drink, you will die.

2. Taoist culture is the body of the tower, and the core idea is "advocating nature, ruling by doing nothing", this "non-action" is not inaction, nor does it do nothing, but conforms to the laws of nature, and pays attention to the induction of heaven and man and karma. Therefore, Taoist thought is similar to a hospital, if you have a disease, you have to go to the hospital, not only to find out the cause of the illness, but also to find a prescription to remedy.

3. Buddhist culture is the top of the tower, and the core idea is "clear mind, liberation from life and death, and transcendence of reincarnation", in modern terms, "that is, when you are full of food and drink, it is time to consider spiritual things"; Or "people who meet material needs will inevitably have spiritual needs", the biggest reason why the trend of faith in today's society has entered a new upsurge is that people find that they are full of food and drink but still feel unhappy, so they begin to find the reason from the spiritual level! So Buddhism is similar to a supermarket, you don't have money to go in, rub the air conditioner, look at the products, feel happy, buy small things if you have a little money, buy big things if you have a lot of money, take what you need, and get what you want.

Therefore, for the Chinese nation, Confucius, Lao Tzu and Shakyamuni are the most influential and the first to recommend Confucius!

The more application of Confucianism in modern society is to teach you how to behave in the world, and to manage relationships with yourself, with relatives, friends and colleagues, and with strangers. The greatest contribution to today's world is the idea of harmony and difference.

There are many contributions, such as the modern concept of respecting teachers and teaching, respecting the old and loving the young, etc., are all contributions of Confucianism to today's world, I think Confucianism can take its essence, discard its dross, look at Confucianism dialectically, make full use of the advantages of Confucianism, and serve modern society.

Confucianism became a tool used by successive rulers to rule, and due to the long-term influence of Confucianism on China, the Chinese lost their blood and became servile.

The greatest contribution is to give everyone a civilized and polite world, so that everyone can live clearly and abide by discipline. There is some truth in this Confucian doctrine, but it cannot be rigidly adhered to, otherwise it will become very tragic.

The classic of Confucianism is benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, which indeed has a profound impact on people's thinking. However, if in times of war, Confucianism will only make people cowardly and dare not resist, so the Chinese will be bullied by foreign powers, and they should be rigid when necessary.

Confucianism is not the main factor hindering the development of science and technology in China, in fact, in China's history, many technologies and technologies have been transmitted and promoted through Confucianism. Confucianism's quest for morality and humanity is more closely related to modern science and technology, and can be implicit in providing useful thinking and spiritual support.

However, in the past, some Confucianism has been used to oppose some science and technology, such as the belief that genes and artificial intelligence may be immoral. This view may have temporarily hindered the development of related technologies, but it is also inconsistent with the idea of combining Confucian tradition with modern science and technology.

In fact, some traditional ideas in China may restrict the development of science and technology to some extent, such as paying special attention to etiquette, tradition and authority, but this kind of problem still exists in Chinese society, not all related to Confucianism, nor does it necessarily lead to the hindrance of science and technology.

In short, Confucianism is not a direct or major obstacle to the development of Chinese science and technology, it is also one of the wisdom of China, and has had a profound impact on Chinese history and culture. Although there may be opposition to certain technologies to a certain extent, Confucianism, as one of the traditional cultures, will also play its natural value and role in future development.

Because Westerners believe that Confucianism is only a contribution at the theoretical level, while science is to be practiced, and the essence of science is practice.

Because Confucianism was mainly a culture of research, and did not have a promoting effect on the society at that time, the essence of science was the research and development of technology to promote social production.

Because the West believes that science is some instruments and equipment, but Confucianism has no substantive invention except for some ideas, and the essence of science is to understand the world objectively.

This is not the case, science is also divided into natural sciences and humanities, and Confucianism has a very far-reaching influence on the culture of later generations, and also affects the development of humanities.

I think yes, Confucianism itself is the development of people's thoughts, but it imprisons people's ability and ability to innovate, so Confucianism has no contribution to the development of science.

No, many of the ideas and doctrines in Confucianism have promoted the development of natural science.

This is not the case, there are many scientific truths in Confucianism, but there are relatively few of them.

I think that the core of Confucianism is the establishment of core values in society to pursue long-term peace and stability, which seems to have no effect on the surface, but China's current harmonious society depends on Confucianism.

Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the country was successively governed by law and Taoism. The Taoist doctrine of nature made the whole country uncohesive and bullied by the Xiongnu all day long. By the choice of history, Confucianism became the mainstream of national thought.

But over time, Confucianism also limited the minds of the peopleSo some people say that Confucian culture has not contributed to the development of science at all, is this statement correct? It is obviously not true, and a good social and political environment is the necessary basis for scientific development.

In the pre-Qin era, there were hundreds of schools. Because of the melee of the heroes, it arose, and gradually with the progress of the times, the unification of the world took its essence and removed its dross. Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, established the Han Dynasty because the country was torn by war and needed the people to rest and recuperate.

Under the influence of the Taoist Huang Lao's academic inaction, the country was recuperated. The people's lives have been raised, but with the dissipation of the whole society. The whole society has no fighting spirit, the people have no positive motivation, and science cannot make progress.

With the development of Confucianism, as a national policy of governing the country, more and more cultures have been accommodated. It also makes Confucianism more flexible.

Returning to the main topic, the conditions for the development of science are inevitably the stability of the entire society and the prosperity and strength of the country. This is obviously a proposition that is very easy to understand, and scientific research is destined to require human, material, and financial resources. If the state helps the poor, it will not be able to do scientific research.

Confucianism, as a doctrine at the national level, certainly made some restrictions on the development of science and culture at that time. However, we can see from the four great inventions of ancient times that the use of Confucian culture is inevitably related to the creativity of the people. Because the country is stable, the people will be better able to create.

In the end, some people will talk about the Qing Dynasty, saying why the Qing Dynasty was beaten? In fact, since the Ming Dynasty, Confucianism has not been Confucian culture. Why?

Since Confucius, Confucianism has been "self-knowledge", advocating the people to advocate reading books to excavate nature. However, the imperial examination in the Qing Dynasty was based on memorizing articles and taking eight strands of essays. Obviously, it is also detached from Confucian culture, and there is nothing to show for it.

No, although Confucian culture wears out people's flesh, it also stabilizes the order of feudal society and contributes to the development of science.

As an ancient philosophical thought, Confucianism has a very important position, but it cannot be said that it has not contributed to the development of science.

I don't agree with it, because Confucian culture also promotes the development of science as a whole.

Science is the devil, and the noble Confucian culture certainly does not help evil.

No, if it's useless, how did the four great inventions that affect the world come about?

Confucianism as a unified ideological group has been hidden, and their thinking has not changed for thousands of years, so what is their role and contribution in history! It's what is the contribution to today's world! What is the contribution of Confucianism in history?

Speak with facts, and it will be clear.

Joseph Needham believed that Confucianism had a negative attitude towards science, that its excessive humanist tradition had hindered the development of science, and that Confucianism had contributed little to the development of science"Throughout Chinese history, Confucianism opposed the scientific exploration of nature and the scientific interpretation and promotion of technology"(30)。However, Needham also noted two fundamentally contradictory tendencies of Confucianism with regard to the reality of science and technology"On the one hand, it fosters the germination of science, and on the other hand, it undermines it. For the former, Confucianism is basically rational and opposes any superstitious or even supernatural religion"；"In the latter respect, Confucianism focuses its attention on human social life and ignores non-human phenomena, studying only 'affairs' rather than 'things'"So, Joseph Needham came to the conclusion that Confucianism was inferior to Taoism in terms of contribution to science"Rationalism is not as beneficial as mysticism for the development of science.