The Enlightenment of Moral Education Thought in The Analects of Confucius to Friendly Education for College Students

摘要

Friendly education has gradually attracted attention of university campuses in recent years. From Confucianism to Taoism, there has been a detailed account of friendship. Confucianism and Taoism regard friendship and mutual assistance as the benchmark, emphasizing individual attention and valuing social justice. The Analects of Confucius has had a profound influence on Chinese culture, and the moral education thought contained therein is also in line with the requirements of socialist core values. This paper tries to explore the moral education thoughts contained in the Analects of Confucius in three aspects, including extracting its essence, eliminating outdated views, and linking it with the friendly education for college students. The purpose is to enable college students to gain inspiration for friendship in reading classics.