Harmony of Marxism and Confucianism in the Construction of Socialist Core Values
Abstract: The relation between Marxism and Confucianism in fact reflects the socialist core values, we want to study the relation between them in the context of the construction of socialist core values. The three viewpoints on relationship between Marxism and Confucianism are mainly opposition, coexistence and integration. The harmony of Marxism and Confucianism is both an important aspect of Chinization of Marxism and the only way of modernization of Confucianism. Transcendence of Marxism over Confucianism enables it to realize creative transformation of Confucianism, promote modernization of Confucianism, thus providing an important condition for harmony. Socialist core values root in the soil of Confucianism, advancement of socialist core values derives from the guidance of Marxism. Marxism and Confucianism are double beauties due to cooperation or the two injuries due to separation in contemporary Chinese construction of socialist core values. Construction of socialist core values requires harmony of Marxism and Confucianism.
Keywords: socialist core values; Marxism; Confucianism