Confucius on learning: by studious feed to the music school

Confucius is a great thinker, educator and learning at home, in the long-term practice of teaching, learning valuable insights. His discourse on learning, still shines with the light of wisdom, to give us inspiration.



The multiple meanings of learning



Confucius attached great importance to study the acquisition of knowledge and the importance of the political, moral and other aspects. Although he acknowledged the "born with knowledge, but he stressed that" or learned "(" The Analects of Confucius Jishi "). He said that those who own or learned: "I am born with knowledge, good ancient, Min order (the" Analects of Confucius above) Confucius admit their knowledge is diligently learning proceeds. Learning to acquire knowledge. The so-called "learning with knowledge" will show that learning to play an important role in access to knowledge. Confucius also believed that, whether it is a gentleman (an officer), or the villain (the people) to learn of great significance: of the "gentlemen's Road, the lover, the villain School Road is easy to make." ("The Analects of Confucius Yang goods ) This shows that Confucius' emphasis on the political role of learning, good at learning referred to the political level to consider. Confucius also pointed out that the study is to see things unknown partial cover, ills, as he talked about the importance of learning from the perspective of moral theory, said: "good benevolence hard to learn, the shelter also stupid; good to know (Chi ), the shelter also swing hard to learn; good letter is not good science, its cover is also a thief; good straight hard to learn, also twist its shelter; good courage is not good science, the shelter also chaos; just bad science, the shelter also mad. " ("The Analects of Confucius Yang goods"), these six virtues hobbies, the pursuit of these virtues, and not eager to learn of its reasoning, it will have various disadvantages. Past, more emphasis on the importance of learning from the point of view of epistemology, the exposition of Confucius teaches us that we also from the perspective of political theory, moral theory, to know, to see to learn the role of politics, to understand the proper pursuit of the moral and moral the improvement of the cultivation can not be separated from learning.



Learning Objectives: Chi in the Road



Confucius, learning first determined to establish the correct learning objectives, namely to "Tao", determined to grasp and practice of the "Road". Of course, to "Tao", but also need to have the ability to achieve the "Road" Confucius also increase their abilities by learning to improve the ability of literacy as an important objective of learning. Phenomenon pointed out that for some people blind pursuit of popularity or even a catchy title: "of ancient times for its own, this man of scholars." ("The Analects of Confucius constitutional ask"): In ancient times, scholars studying in order to enrich and improve their today's scholars to study in order to know the people, in order to win fame in the community. He repeatedly stressed: "gentlemen's disease incompetent Yan, patients are not known". ("The Analects of Confucius Duke Ling of Wei") does not suffer from people not known to suffer from its not. "(The Analects of Confucius constitution asked,") "do not suffer from late known, the demand for the shows also." ("The Analects of Confucius Liren) Confucius This thinking emphasizes the important purpose of learning should cultivate the ability to improve, which we stressed today that the quality of education in the basic spirit of should be unanimous; we academia today that a solid and hard research work academic impetuous rush to fame of the gas and plagiarism the academic achievements of others to seek fame and fortune corrupt style of study is nothing more than a healing remedy.



Attitude towards learning: honesty, open-minded, sophisticated



First of all, learning to be honest. Confucius said: "well aware of to know of, I do not know I do not know is knowledge." ("The Analects of Confucius is political") him when it comes to their own issues related to knowledge, able to clearly recognize and which they know, which is insufficient information while there is a deficiency; He also advocated that one should only speak to know, do not know or heard that there is no conclusive evidence should be kept regardless.



Second, learn to be humble. Confucius advocated hesitate to ask, strive for good, clear against the attitude of pride and meaning must, solid performance. In his view, a person, even if Duke did before, if you have the attitude of pride despise stingy this shortcoming, all other aspects are not enough to make people appreciate. ("The Analects of Confucius Taber") can be seen in his mind, pride is a very undesirable very serious shortcomings. Proud attitude is often expressed as intended (by subjective), R (absolute, arbitrary), solid (stubborn), I (the self-righteous), so the child must: do not purport to, and not will, not solid, not me ". ("The Analects of Confucius, Zi Han")



Again, learning to do insatiable self into more than. Confucius likened to self-learning into more than "learning, such as less, I still fear of loss." ("The Analects of Confucius Taber"), he criticized Ran Qiu excuse of "lack of" learning "Mean and waste (the Analects Yong"), Yen Hui self into learning more than to be praised: "I see Shinya no its only "(" The Analects of Confucius Zi Han "), Confucius has mentioned several times that Yen Hui," studious ", (" the Analects 亀 Yong "), its important reason is Yen Hui, always self-learning into more than and perseverance. Confucius his life in this regard also called serve as role models. His life, "Min order of," I do not know old age is coming, until his later years studying the Book of Changes "caused by" Wei Code Ruin ". ("Historical Records family of Confucius")



Finally, the study also eager to learn and enjoy learning to unify. Learn not only to the studious, and to enjoy learning. Confucius said, their own show with a lot of people compared to the outstanding feature is the "studious" ("The Analects of Confucius  Gongye Chang") and "music school": "Gassy forget food, music at heart, I do not know old age is coming". ("The Analects of Confucius described") in Confucius opinion, "While Learning, do not also say that (Wyatt) peace!"; Is not as good ("The Analects of Confucius and") "knowledge of the good and those who not the music . "(" The Analects of Confucius Yong "), studious into the music school to learn music, learning attitude of the highest state.