DOI : 10.52837 / 25792970-2021-10.1-21
JINGXIN PU
NEW INSPIRATION FROM CHINA ' S PHILOSOPHY OF " UNITY OF MAN AND HEAVEN ": CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UNDER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Abstract : The danger of the novel coronavirus has not yet come to an end , and new variants have begun to attack the world . What philosophy should humankind ’ s strategy be based on when human society as a group is fighting against Covid-19 , as the pandemic ravages the world ? Unfortunately , political leaders of various countries have failed to achieve the overall awareness of attacking the pandemic for a shared future for mankind so far . In the face of the pandemic , mankind as a whole urgently needs to break through the narrow nation-oriented ideology of seeking only self-protection . The International Community should establish a new type of international cooperation featuring the concept of harmony of " all things under heaven as a unity ". The international relations system dominated by the power ofwestern discourse is now in a bottleneck . The main aim of this article is to study the ancient Chinese wisdom of " the Unity of Man and Heaven " philosophy and build a global harmonious community . The author argues that the “ export ” of the aforementioned wisdom must be a priority for Chinese scholars . Keywords : Tao ; Unity of Man and Heaven ; Novel Coronavirus ; Anthropocentrism ; Harmony .
Introduction
Covid-19 suddenly arrived and caught humanity off guard . In the face of the ravages of the disease , human beings have become so fragile and powerless . Every day , there are stories of illness and death . This microscopic organism has not only changed the pattern and rhythm of the world , but has also suddenly awakened our awareness of impermanence . Mankind has not been able to find the specific source of this virus or a radical effective cure . No matter where the virus originated , the culprit behind the global pandemic of novel coronavirus must be humans whose ignorance and fearlessness has caused the outbreak to spread . The pandemic has forced people , countries , and nature into a hopeless situation . People think they are the masters of nature . They do whatever they want and use all kinds of cruel means to kill wild animals to meet their own desires . They do not understand that the ecological chain is interlinked , and that once the chain breaks , causing ecological
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