Daoism and the Project of an Ecological Civilization or Shengtai Wenming 生态文明

Schönfeld, Martin; Xia, Chen

doi:10.3390/rel10110630

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“…Martin Schönfeld and Xia Chen underscore the point that nature and culture have merged as “the fate of human civilization is now tied to biosphere integrity and climate stability” (Schönfeld and Chen, 2019, 5). They highlight the Chinese government's aspiration to an “Ecological Civilization,” not as an expression of idealism or propaganda, but as a policy grounded in science (2).…”

Section: Time To Changementioning

confidence: 99%

What the I Ching can teach us about peaceful equanimity in a rapidly changing world

Paracka,

Pynn

2024

Peace & Change

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This work explores how the I Ching (易經), or Book of Change, as an ancient wisdom text can aid in the development of peaceful equanimity, an important skill given modernity's rapidly accelerating pace of change where processes of globalization have exacerbated a sense of loss of control and climate change demands a more holistic and ecological understanding of well‐being. The I Ching is a layered text that both predates and informs Confucianism, Daoism, and Chan Buddhism. Its relational focus contributes to the philosophic syncretism of these three teachings that constitute traditional Chinese worldviews. Its consistent advice focuses on understanding how to deal with change by exercising patience, respect, equanimity, and emotional intelligence. Given China's enormous role today, this work promotes a deeper appreciation and understanding for traditional Chinese values that can strengthen international relations wherein ecological and social justice form the foundation for well‐being.

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Section: Time To Changementioning

confidence: 99%

What the I Ching can teach us about peaceful equanimity in a rapidly changing world

Paracka,

Pynn

2024

Peace & Change

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“…There are, however, several documented projects which have attempted to apply Daoist ideas in their conceptualisation. For instance, Schőnfeld and Chen (2019) discuss the Lake Poyang, Jiangxi, eco-economic planning zone whose design is based on Daoist ideas of human-nature coexistence, and the Changsha, Hunan, green residential zone based on the ‘Daoist idea of living naturally, or being close to nature, by combining ecosanctuaries with high-density urban living’ (2019: 13). Whilst Lake Poyang is currently under threat from sand mining and proposed construction of a dam, Changsha has been hailed as a success (Wang et al, 2021).…”

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Towards a new ‘old’ theory for planning in China: The potential of Huang-Lao thought

Hillier

Cao

2023

Planning Theory

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In China, where rapid urbanisation has been accompanied by the reform of planning legislation and practice, planning theory has struggled to inform or explain policy and practice adequately. This paper makes a proposal that could provide Chinese spatial planning with a theoretical base that is culturally embedded. Confucianism, Legalism, Daoism and Huang-Lao thought are appraised as potential frames for new theory, highlighting planning-relevant concepts of jingshi (经世, statecraft), shi (势, propensity), li (礼, right action) and li (理, pattern or coherence). Ideas for spatial planning methodologies inspired by Huang-Lao thought are explored. Conclusions suggest that Huang-Lao, as a disjunctive synthesis of the other philosophies, offers a potentially rewarding approach for spatial planning theory and practice in China which grounds legal and sociopolitical order within a natural order of being.

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“…In terms of the natural environment, Lao Tzu's ethical concept of "the birth of the unborn" pioneers the coexistence of human beings and nature, realizes no direct intervention in all things, and provides an environment suitable for the growth of all things, enabling all things to develop adaptively [34]. The environmental ethics developed by his "Tao" corresponds to "life-centered ethics" and "ecocentric ethics", which also believe that all living creatures have their own natural values and can achieve self-fulfillment, that human beings and living creatures are equal in status and have "intrinsic values" and the right to "self-realization", and that the principles of non-harm and non-molestation should be adopted for living creatures [36,94,95]. We argue that the meaning of Lao Tzu's environmental ethical concept of "the birth of the unborn" is to open up the source and smooth the flow, and to allow things to grow on their own, and not to dominate or control the environment; as such, all living things can grow and realize themselves, and people and the environment can coexist and co-prosper in harmony, and the ecological environment can develop in a stable, balanced, and sustainable way [35,96,97].…”

Section: Inspiration Of Lao Tzu's Ethics For Esdmentioning

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On Lao Tzu’s Ethics as the Inspiration and Practice of Education for Sustainable Development

Jeng

Lin

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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Ethics is at the core of education for sustainable development (ESD). Based on a literature review, this article discusses the inspiration and practice of Lao Tzu’s ethics in ESD. For this paper, a review was undertaken of the literature and three electronic databases were searched (Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar) from 1980 to 2022 to identify relevant research topics. The literature search strategy used keywords, titles, and abstracts to search for topics, including Lao Tzu (Taoist philosophy, ethics, Daodejing) and sustainable development education (administrative leadership, curriculum, teaching). Other related articles and books are also included in the bibliography. It was concluded that Lao Tzu’s “the Tao way follows nature” and “non-contention” can build a harmonious society; practicing “minimalism” can help achieve economic sustainability; and the concept of “the birth of the unborn” pioneers the coexistence of human beings and nature. Schools that practice ESD can apply Lao Tzu’s ethics to establish a sustainable and harmonious leadership relationship in the way of saints, and adopt a teacher–student interaction model that follows “the supreme good is like water” principle to establish ethical literacy and introduce ethics courses that are autonomous, interactive, and for the common good. Therefore, the exploration of Lao Tzu’s ethics allows Eastern thought to be at the core of the ethics and values of ESD, and provides practical insights into school administration, teaching, and curriculum implementation.

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Daoism and the Project of an Ecological Civilization or Shengtai Wenming 生态文明

Cited by 8 publications

References 19 publications

What the I Ching can teach us about peaceful equanimity in a rapidly changing world

What the I Ching can teach us about peaceful equanimity in a rapidly changing world

Towards a new ‘old’ theory for planning in China: The potential of Huang-Lao thought

On Lao Tzu’s Ethics as the Inspiration and Practice of Education for Sustainable Development

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