儒家生命伦理对当代中国公民道德品格与形态形成的根基性意义

Constitutional principles help form the moral character of the Chinese citizens. From the perspective of Confucian bioethics, constitutional principles do not refer to personal rights; rather, they are principles of civic virtues, such as benevolence, righteousness, rites, intelligence, trust, fidelity and harmony. Accordingly the six constitutional principles are: fallback rights, differentiated obligations, fair treatment, societal tolerance, ethical prohibition, and education priority. This view has three sufficient reasons: these principles are the essence of the time-honored Chinese culture; they apply to the non-Confucian cultures in China; these principles are not strictly neutral in the sense of moral value, and no other principles are.