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How to deal with global climate change

The highest philosophical ideas to deal with climate and environmental changes: "the unity of heaven and man" and "the reciprocity between heaven and man"

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China's excellent culture is rich in expressions about the view of the universe and nature, including: harmony between man and nature, harmony between man and nature, interaction between man and nature, and mutual love between man and nature. His philosophy embodies the fundamental view of the Chinese nation on the relationship between man and nature, and also expresses the Chinese nation's good wish for the harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

The "one" of "harmony between man and nature" is the yuan and the beginning. "One painting opens the sky" and "one is the foundation of all things". "Only at the beginning of Tai Chi, Tao and Li became one, making heaven and earth everything." "The Unity of Heaven and Man" originated from Zhuangzi's view that "Heaven and Earth coexist with me, and everything and I are one" in "The Theory of Everything". It is believed that man and heaven and earth are an organic combination of the same origin, including isomorphism, isomorphism, isomorphism, empathy, concentricity and sameness. The formal use of the word "harmony between man and nature" was put forward by Zhang Zai, a thinker in the Northern Song Dynasty, in the chapter of Zhengmeng Gancheng.

"Tai" means "harmony", "Tai" and "communication". Also called "extreme" and "too". The hexagram of "Tai" in the Book of Changes is a complete combination of harmony and tolerance between Yin and Yang, and "Heaven and Earth are in harmony, Tai". "Love between Heaven and Man" originated from "Be kind to heaven and have endless fun" in contemporary Liang Kui's Love between Heaven and Man. Being kind to the land has endless benefits; It's fun to be kind to others. Heaven and man love each other, and Fangcun is so long. It takes learning from the law and adapting to nature as the fundamental starting point and destination, and advocates that people should have a loving heart for all natural things and regard all natural things as organic connections with themselves. It also clarifies people's responsibilities and obligations, standardizes people's code of conduct, and emphasizes people's conscious initiative.

The view of nature of "love between man and nature" refers to the normal relationship between man and nature, that is, the harmonious relationship between man and nature. It is a new construction based on the theory of "harmony between man and nature" and a new development based on Chinese national culture. "Unity of Heaven and Man" and "Unity of Heaven and Man" have different ideological meanings due to different historical backgrounds. The latter is not only innovative in writing expression, but also further enriched and developed in connotation. In ancient times, due to the low level of social productivity, people's ability to understand and transform the world was not high, and many of their actions and results could only be explained and grasped with the attitude of "acting according to heaven" and "providence". When the idea of "harmony between man and nature" came into being, people paid attention to the problem of "unity", which mostly appeared in the form of "static", "monism" and "machinery", which had certain limitations of the times in a sense. The concept of "the connection between man and nature" is a deep excavation of the treasure house of Chinese civilization and an innovation based on the wisdom of the ancients. It thinks about the interaction between man and nature, pays attention to the thought of "mutual influence" and causal dialectics, and appears in the form of "dynamic", "pluralistic" and "flexible". Under the background of scientific and technological civilization, people's subjective initiative is emphasized to awaken people. Therefore, in the concept of the relationship between man and nature, "love between man and nature" is a kind of natural view that absorbs all others' strengths, is eclectic and keeps pace with the times, and will surely glow with vitality. In the theory and practice of modern philosophy, it is of practical value and future significance to discuss what kind of ideal situation the relationship between man and nature should reach and how to maintain a harmonious relationship between man and nature.

"Love between man and nature", as a brand-new view of the universe and ecology, is based on Yi, philosophy, axiom and justice. It is the unity of inheritance, integrity, innovation and inclusiveness, and it is the innovative idea and spirit of the times that combines the basic principles of Marxist philosophy with Chinese excellent traditional culture. With innovative scientific methods and basic essentials, starting with analyzing people's cognition and transformation of nature, describing the picture of the relationship between man and nature, and investigating the role of human beings in nature as a whole can not be separated from the roots and souls of ancestors. It originates from the times, from practice, covers the knowledge of heaven and earth, nature, human society and human thinking, integrates Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, and reveals the general law of the harmonious relationship between man and nature. It broadens the theoretical horizon and provides spiritual impetus for the construction of ecological civilization.

The most important aspect of all the perception, cognition and known information of human activities is to predict and grasp the future. Nowadays, human survival and development are facing many environmental problems, such as: climate change is a common challenge for all mankind. Since entering the era of industrial civilization, human beings have not only created enormous material wealth, but also destroyed the balance of the ecosystem. The relationship between man and nature is becoming increasingly tense, and it has fallen into an unprecedented ecological crisis. Therefore, the future development of mankind and environmental protection have become equally urgent problems in the world. The concept of "love between man and nature" contains the causal cycle of materialist dialectics. Heaven and man are a pair of interactive causal relationships, which are mutually beneficial if they are good, and mutually negative if they are evil. Its conception uses the world outlook and methodology of Marxist dialectical materialism and historical materialism, condenses the ideological essence of Chinese culture, and depicts a new picture of human civilization and progress with broad feelings and long-term vision.

Regardless of race, color, region, history, religion, culture and system, human beings are all in the same body of global destiny. Different civilizations and human beings in different periods should adhere to the principle of "harmony but difference, * * * learn from each other's strong points, tolerance and mutual progress", while carrying forward the same values, embody "harmony but difference" and * * * enjoy civilization. In the history of China civilization, the understanding and discussion of the relationship between man and nature has been an important philosophical issue since ancient times. Among them, the idea of "harmony between man and nature" is accompanied by the emergence and development of agricultural civilization, deeply rooted in the spirit of the Chinese nation and has become the mainstream thought of Chinese civilization. The concept of "harmony between man and nature" is the continuation of "harmony between man and nature", the unique bloom of modern civilization and the ideal pursuit of mankind, which will inject new vitality into the development and progress of mankind.