w88 casino News Network (Intern reporter Zhu Chenyue Photography Wei Donghan)At 18:30 on November 15, 2017, the ninth session of the "Humanities and Culture Lecture Series" of the w88 casino Library, "The Dominance of Emperors and the Evolution of Ancient Society," was held in Lecture Hall 109 of the library. This lecture was delivered by Fang Ming, professor at Beijing Language and Culture University, director of the Institute of Confucius and Confucian Culture, and executive vice president of the Guangming Literary Heritage Research Institute.

At the beginning of the lecture, Fang Ming introduced the question of "Is there philosophy in ancient China?" and pointed out that Chinese people need to enhance their cultural confidence. Taking into account the actual situation of cultural development in today's era, he emphasized that inheriting the excellent traditional culture of ancient China is also China's contribution to world civilization. Then, Fang Ming turned to the discussion of ancient Chinese society. himPassedBrief description中The changes in the social form of ancient China, the origin of Chinese ancestors, and the development of ancient Chinese artifact civilization profoundly illustrate the great wisdom and high realm of ancient Chinese people.

After that, Fang Ming started from Confucius’s point of view and combined with specific literature materials to explain the connotation of the period of degeneration of imperial hegemonyandPerformance. fromFrom "the great harmony of the world" to "the well-off society in the Three Dynasties period" and then to "the collapse of rituals and music in the Five Hegemons period", he used simple language and vivid examples to explainListenersIt shows the profound changes in ancient Chinese social system.

Afterwards, Fang MingYesCharacteristics of the emperor’s hegemony and the subsequent “Seven Heroes Period”summarized as——From "rule by Tao" to "no Tao", the concept of "Tao" is put forward: the Tao is based on the way of heaven, and the way of heaven is based on fairness. He believed that the root cause of immorality was the collapse of rituals and music, and the emperor of Zhou was the person most responsible for the collapse of rituals and music. "Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit." Fang Ming quoted the original text of "Historical Records" to further explain that the collapse of rituals and music was caused by top-down profit-seeking behavior. And "denying oneself and restoring propriety is人" is the "path to salvation." He pointed out that governing the world with benevolence and righteousness is the core value of Confucianism, and it should also provide the basis for today's governance to a certain extent’s leaderReference: Only when leaders are dedicated to good deeds and find ways out for the people and seek welfare can the whole society be improvedAchieve it fasterThe highest ideal of communism.

Final lecture, FangMingxiangPresentStudentsPropose your ownLooking forward, hopeStudentsBe able to "deny oneself and return to propriety" and bravely shoulder the historical mission of inheriting excellent traditional culture. During the question-and-answer session, teachers and students present actively raised their doubts.MingGive answers one by one.

This lecture aims to promote the excellent traditional Confucian culture, enhance the sense of mission of contemporary college students to inherit the excellent traditional culture, and draw useful enlightenment for today through the analysis of the hegemony of emperors and the evolution of ancient Chinese society. This lectureSponsored by the library, the Academic Affairs Office and the Seventh Branch of the Chaoyang Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang, with the director of the library Qiu Xiaohong, the chairman of the Seventh Branch of the Chaoyang Branch of the Kuomintang of the Kuomintang and some party membersAttendance，Secretary of the party branch directly under the libraryYanJingServed asHost。