TITLE:
Historical Evolution and Reflections on “Harmony between Man and Nature”
AUTHORS:
Wutong Song, Hongxin Cao
KEYWORDS:
Unity of Nature and Human, Relationship between Nature and Human, Cognitive
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Applied Sociology,
Vol.12 No.10,
October
21,
2022
ABSTRACT: “The unity of nature and human” is the cognitive method and idea of ancient Chinese sages to explore the relationship between human and nature. It originates from in three emperors’period and arises from the plain perception of nature. Through the Zhou Dynasty, the concept of “destiny” and “Son of Heaven” was established. From the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period to the Qin and Han dynasties, the perception of the relationship between nature and man underwent a transformation. And then the Jin and Tang periods continued to explore. The turbulent changes from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Two Song Dynasties.Duringthe Ming andQing dynasties, the philosophers pondered and changed. “Nature and Humanity” cognition has experienced a long history of change and formed a unique theory and practice system. This paper explores the core content, characteristics and evolution rules of the cognition of “the unity of nature and man” by sorting out the changesinthe cognition during the historical development.