THE PROBLEM OF HARMONY IN THE GLOBAL CIVILIZATION AND THE LEGACY OF CONFUCIUS AS THE PARADIGM OF THE GLOBAL THINKING FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

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UDC 101:930.9 DOI: 10.34671/SCH.HBR.2020.0401.0015 THE PROBLEM OF HARMONY IN THE GLOBAL CIVILIZATION AND THE LEGACY OF CONFUCIUS AS THE PARADIGM OF THE GLOBAL THINKING FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM © 2020 ORCID: 0000-0002-3298-1320 Aslanova Rabiyyat Nurullah, Professor, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences; Head of the Department of “History of Philosophy and Cultural Studies” Baku State University (1148, Azerbaijan, Baku, Z. Khalilov St., 23, e-mail: aslanovarabiyat2016@gmail.com) Abstract. Throughout history, the mission of philosophy, as well as the greatest thinkers of mankind, has been the quest for the universal order, the ideal of harmonic civilization. Numerous teaching and theories have emerged in this field and have become a rich treasure of philosophical heritage. At the same time, there are few countries and civilizations where philosophical ideas and theories have entered the reality such as the way of life and pragmatic principles of the activity, and they have been transformed from centuries to centuries into a tradition of sense and thinking. Chinese civilization is in the forefront here. It is a place where philosophical doctrines and ethical-moral ideals are not abstract schemes, but transformed into the pragmatic guiding principles of real way of life and activity. Today, distinct and successful Chinese path in the world exists thanks to the philosophy of thinking and heritage of sense of the Chinese thinkers. In this sense, it is quite logical and natural to conduct the World Philosophy Congress in Beijing and making its motto “Learning to Be Human”. Ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius’ philosophical teaching and school have had a profound impact not only within the Chinese society, but also in other neighboring countries. Thus, philosophical teachings covering most aspects of the society’s life have led to the development of the activity in the Chinese society based on rational-philosophical, moral and ethical principles rather than on religious beliefs.