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In the evening of April 8th, Prof. Tu Weiming delivered a wonderful lecture for JT University’steachers and students in Room 101,Science Museum of Xi’an JT University, which is themed as “Confucian’s benevolence as the universal value”.
Before the meeting, professor Tu accepted the Publicity Department’s interview. For the 120 years’ anniversary of the Xi’an Jiaotong University, Professor Tu blessed the university could make further progress, and hope it can strive to build a comprehensive first-class university. Hence, he wishes the young students at Jiangtong University could have broad visions, and actively expand their own views, and to be creative scientists.
The lecture was opened on time,and all seats are occupied. Gong Hui(deputy secretary of the Party Committee) on behalf of the school gave an speech. Zhang Maiceng (Secretary of the Party Committee) awarded the certificates and wore the school badge for Professor Tu by person. Ma Xiaobin (the party secretary of Humanities Department), Yang Lin( Associate Dean of Humanities Department) and also other 400 representatives students and teachers presented in the seminar. This lecture was emceed by Bian Yanjie (President of Humanities Department, Xi’an Jiaotong University).
Professor Tu Weiming firstly congratulated to Xi’an JT University on its 120 years’ anniversary, and especially mentioned that when everyone is focusing on the development of natural science, Jiaotong University still pay its attention to the in- heritage of Chinese traditional culture. He personally is very grateful.
He also mentioned that the twenty-fourth World Congress of Philosophy will be held in Beijing, and the theme is “learning to be human”,which also can be interpreted as , “learning to be an adult.”He believes that the emphasis on human is responding to pursuing an ultimate concern in the axial period; and paying attention to people is concerned with the problem of people’s survival, and it is the world’s problem, so he hope we can be able to get out of from the secular humanism.
In terms with “to be a person”, professor Tu said “If reasoning without sympathy, it will become scheme; without justice, it will become selfish; if power without responsibility, it will become an excuse of plundering. If a person has sympathy without reasoning, it will become spoiled. If we have sense of justice, but without freedom, it is compulsion. If a person with politeness and benevolence, but without law, the market’s economy cannot develop. If a society gets harmony, but no dignity, it will lead to society’s homogenization. If so, “encouraging blossoming and contending of all” cannot appear.
Professor Tu mentioned that the Confucianism is open, changing, and evolutive. Respecting others and respecting self can be integrated, and doing many good deeds and making many friends also can coexist.Confucianism does not break the relationship with the civilizations appearing before, on the contrary, the Confucianism is inheriting aging civilization from Dynasties of Xia-Shang-Zhou. He stressed the importance of benevolence by using examples of Yan Hui’s ” Does not violate the benevolence within three months”. At the same time, from the perspective of “people can not hony”, he illustrated the importance of persistence and dedication.
He put forward, courtesy with benevolence is more in line with the courtesy; courtesy without benevolence will become formalism.The bravery without benevolence is brute courage, and the wisdom without benevolence is petty shrewdness .On the contrary, once there is benevolence, there will be bravery, wisdom, and faith. Professor Tu Weiming, especially pointed out that persons exist in the world has his value, and the responsibility is positively proportional to the existence.
After the report, professor Tu Weiming answered students’ questions and finally said: “I respect each students’ rights to raise questions , so as for the remaining problems, I will think them after the meeting”. Words is short but powerful, which shows a master’s mind.
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2016年4月8日晚，时值交大双甲子校庆日，北京大学高等人文研究院杜维明教授在西安交通大学科学馆101报告厅以“儒家的‘仁’是普世价值”为主题，为交大师生带来一场精彩的讲演。
报告会开始前，杜教授接受了宣传部的采访。对于西安交大120周年校庆，杜教授祝福交大百尺竿头更进一步，人文社科与理工科并驾齐驱、相互融合，努力建设成为一所综合型的世界一流大学。因此希望交大青年学子们有宽广的视野、积极拓展自身见解，要做有创意的科学家。
讲座准时拉开帷幕，报告厅座无虚席，党委副书记宫辉代表学校致辞，张迈曾书记亲自为杜维明教授颁发人文学院兼职教授证书并佩戴校徽。人文学院党委书记马晓彬、人文学院副院长杨琳及师生代表400余人参加了此次报告会。本次讲座由西安交大人文学院院长边燕杰主持。
杜维明教授首先向西安交大双甲子校庆表示祝贺，特别提到在大家关注自然科学发展的同时，交大能够关注中国传统文化的传承和弘扬，他表示非常难得并感激。他提到2018年第24届世界哲学大会即将在北京召开，主题为“学做人”，即“学以成人”。他认为，重视人的课题是回应了轴心时代，追求终极关怀，重视人是人存活的问题，是世界的问题，并且希望能够走出世俗的人文主义。
在做人方面，杜教授说，没有同情的理性会成为算计；没有正义的自由会变成自私自利；没有责任的权力会成为掠夺的借口。如果一个人有同情但没有理性，那么会造成溺爱；有正义感却不给予自由，就是强制；有礼有仁而没有法，市场经济都无法发展；社会和谐却没有尊严，就会使社会同质化，无法出现百家争鸣、百花齐放。
杜教授讲到，儒家文明是开放的、变动的、发展的。尊重他人与自尊自重相融合，广结善缘与独立自主并存。儒家并没有和儒家出现之前的文明彻底决裂，相反，对于夏商周的文明都有继承。他用颜回“三月不违仁”的事例说明仁的重要性。同时从“士不可以不弘毅”的角度，说明坚持和执着的重要性。
他提出，有仁的礼更合乎礼，无仁的礼会成为形式主义。没有仁的勇是匹夫之勇，没有仁的智是小聪明，没有仁的信是小信。相反，一旦有了仁，就会有勇，智，信。杜维明教授特别指出人存在于世界是有价值的，存在与责任成正比。
报告会后，杜维明教授回答了学生提问并最后说到：“剩余的问题，会后我要好好思考，尊重每位学生的提问权利”，点滴之间体现大师风范。
会前张迈曾书记与杜维明教授进行了会谈。
附：杜维明教授 (Prof. TU Weiming)，北京大学人文讲座教授，高等人文研究院院长。美国人文社会科学院院士，国际哲学学院院士。主要研究领域：儒家哲学，伦理学，价值哲学，宗教哲学，亚洲与比较哲学；著有《中庸洞见》（1976）《仁与修身》（1979），《道，学，政》（1989），《具有全球意义的具体人性》（2010），《二十一世纪的儒家》 (2014)。
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