"Feelings"is an important category in the theory of Human Nature in the Chinese philosophy.It has a different value and position in Confucianism and Taoism.Confucianism very much valued feelings,viewing family feelings as the founda-tion of the ethical order.Confucianism stressed the extension of the feelings of"Four ends of heart".It advocated an education of nature and feelings,touching people's heart by"poetic education".Confucianism made rites according to human feelings,and rites dressed up people's feelings.Rites cultivated people's feelings so that they could reach the golden mean level.Taoism thought mind cultivation involved tranquility in mind with few desires,proposing to transform people's feelings by Tao,so that people could surpass the feelings and go back to nature.Therefore,Taoism showed the tendency of ruthlessness.However,Con-fucianism and Taoism have something in common.First,they both opposed the hypocritical feelings,and advocated sincerity.Second,they thought feelings and reasons should be balanced.Third,their ideal pursuit was to be the saint who surpassed him-self and reached the harmony between the heaven and human beings.
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