Confucian ethics and environmental ethics of consumption
Abstract
Commodity economy in this century is becoming the trend for the end of the century, the human desire to enjoy the endless consumption and the expansion of instrumental rationality, derived from human domination of nature and the predatory behavior and all kinds of consumer ethics and environmental ethics. This paper by the Confucian and Taoist values and ethics of food to reflect and respond to our daily lives can not escape the issue. Confucianism in food consumption to ensure physical and mental health on the one hand, the principles, on the other hand to promote conservation and the remainder of the food used to be righteous poor. Taoism awakening people to within nature, things should be together spirit towards all things equal Silence, do not interfere, not harm. Therefore, in the consumer ethics and environmental ethics, and Taoism on the one hand dignitaries hold naive ambition, ascetic, moderate and light food, on the other hand is required to adopt organic growing methods and natural season along with. Confucianism and Taoism are respect for nature, the Association along with all things natural harmony