Author(s)

Jia'ang Chen ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, 85004, USA

Corresponding Author

Jia'ang Chen

ABSTRACT

The Confucian thought of unity of Humanity and virtue originates from the ontological cognition and belief of Heaven and man are united as one in virtue. Confucianism interpreted unity of Heaven and man through three interrelated aspects: the alignment of human nature with Mandate of Heaven in goodness, the correspondence between the Tao of Humanity and the Tao of Heaven in propriety, and the integration of human life with mandate of Heaven in Tao. On the practical level, the unity of Heaven and Humanity is embodied in the unity of human and virtue. As the theoretical core of China's traditional ethical culture, the Confucian doctrine of unity of Humanity and virtue provides a profound foundation for ancient moral education and an enduring impetus for personal moral cultivation and self-discipline. Within the Confucian worldview, the pursuit of unity of virtue and Humanity is to realize the unity of Heaven and Humanity in the human realm; therefore, cultivating virtue in accord with Heaven and the pursuit of unity of Heaven and Humanity are manifested in reality as the pursuit of unity of Humanity and virtue.

KEYWORDS

Unity of humanity and virtue; unity of heaven and man; moral drivers; cultivate virtue in accord with heaven

CITE THIS PAPER

Jia'ang Chen, The Threefold Manifestations and Path to Realizing the Confucian Ideal of "Unity of Humanity and Virtue". Philosophy Journal (2025) Vol. 4: 119-128. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/phij.2025.040118.

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