The Confucian worldview basically takes two issues as the starting point: the understanding of heaven and the comparison and selection of the pros and cons of various types of relationships between heaven and man, as the main context for establishing its worldview. And the meaning and value of human existence can be as great as the meaning of existence of heaven and earth through their own efforts and creation. Confucius taught the principle of benevolence; Mencius proposed the Kung Fu theory of cultivating awe-inspiring spirit, seeking peace of mind, and being dedicated; The eight virtues of governing a country and bringing peace to the world; the philosophy of "The Doctrine of the Mean" that the only way to be sincere is to be cautious; Zhou Dunyi's philosophy of maintaining tranquility and establishing human extremes; Zhang Hengqu's philosophy of preserving the principles of nature and eliminating human desires; Cheng Hao's understanding of benevolence and consideration for the principles of nature; Cheng Yi's self-cultivation must be respected, and learning is the pursuit of knowledge; Zhu Xi's investigation of things to gain knowledge and exhaustion of reason; Lu Xiangshan's "one who has a great heart"; Wang Yangming's "knowing one's conscience"; Zhan Ruoshui's "recognizing the principles of heaven everywhere"; Liu Jishan's cautious independence and sincerity. ． ． ． etc. No matter what similar or different conceptual categories or ideological systems these Confucian scholars try to put forward various designs for the possibility of human self-cultivation and transcendence, they all agree and are based on this understanding. The idea of ??developing one's own thoughts is to pursue and achieve the Confucian ideal social political system and cultural ideals through these human beings' inner-outward cultivation.

Confucian philosophy attaches the greatest importance to social philosophy, because achieving an ideal human society in this world is the most original concern of Confucianism. In order to design and establish an ideal human society, Confucius, Mencius, Xun and others can be said to have Thinkers who constantly put forward various social, political, economic or ethical viewpoints. At the same time, this can explain why social philosophy is the main focus of the beginning of Confucian thought. That is, as far as the Confucian tradition as a whole is concerned, Confucian philosophy The approach is social philosophy. The content of Confucian social philosophy is clear and organized. The eight items of "Great Learning" are the most specific representatives. The "Ritual Harmony Chapter" of "Book of Rites" is also an important social philosophy work. In addition, Zhou Gong's system of ritual music is closely related to Confucius, Mencius and Xun. Many political systems and governance principles put forward by people, such as benevolent government and not focusing on collecting gifts, etiquette and pleasing the people, are all very representative views in the Confucian ideological tradition. In addition, Confucianism reflected in the Confucian classics of the Han Dynasty is the study of social systems designed based on Confucian classics. At the same time, in order to establish an ideal social culture, the ethical relationship between families is a key goal. Therefore, filial piety is the fundamental virtue that Confucius regards as the fundamental virtue of all virtues in The Analects. Finally, in the philosophy of "Yi Jing", the Confucian value-based situational ethics was established through the annotations of "Yi Zhuan". This is to propose the wisdom of advance and retreat based on the knowledge analysis of various ethical conflict situations, thus serving as the guide for Confucians to deal with the world. Operational knowledge basis.

Confucianism has made a particularly huge contribution to Chinese science and technology and world civilization. According to the "Chronology of Major World Natural Science Events", before the 16th century, there were about 300 major scientific and technological inventions that affected human life, 175 of which were invented by the Chinese. It is these major inventions (including discoveries) that have kept China's farming, textile, metallurgy, and hand-made manufacturing technologies at the world's advanced level for a long time. Confucianism also left behind a large number of world-famous scientific works such as "Kaogong Ji", "Tiangong Kaiwu" and so on. China was able to maintain a world-class level until the end of the Ming Dynasty. This has nothing to do with the Mohist school, which became famous for its cartoon novels. So don’t take it for granted that the first impression you get when mentioning ancient China is that it is technologically backward, the Eight-Nation Alliance, or the Mohist school, which was extremely popular in anime but has long since disappeared in the Qin and Han Dynasties in reality. This is not consistent with historical facts.