Philosophical thought of Nguyen Trai and its meaning to Vietnam today

EnglishNguyen Trai foi um pensador que exerceu profunda e significativa influencia na formacao cultural do povo vietnamita no seculo XV. A partir dos conceitos de “benevolencia e retidao”, oriundos do Confucionismo, do Budismo e do Taoismo, a filosofia de Nguyen Trai propoe viver certos valores culturais, tais como nacao, patriotismo e heranca criativa como guia de acao. O artigo tem por objetivo apresentar as base do pensamento filosofico de Nguyen Trai aplicando o metodo do materialismo dialetico sobre a analise dos conceitos-chave benevolencia e retidao. A partir de uma relacao interna desses conceitos, Nguyen Trai acredita ser possivel estabelecer uma conexao racional que favoreca a paz dos povos, atraves da compaixao e da tolerância, inclusive com os inimigos. Benevolencia e retidao representam a ideia de construir um pais baseado na paz. O artigo trata, tambem, de esclarecer o significado da educacao na vida das pessoas, propiciando um estilo de vida responsavel e sustentavel para a comunidade vietnamita dos dias atuais. portuguesNguyen Trai was a thinker who had a significant influence on the history of Vietnamese thought in the 15th century. Nguyen Trai's philosophical thought crystallizes the nation's traditional cultural values, patriotism, and creative inheritance of the good values of "benevolence and righteousness" of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The article uses the method of dialectical materialism and synthetic analysis to clarify the philosophical thought of Nguyen Trai. The paper describes that Nguyen Trai's benevolence and righteousness. That is a rational connection with the idea of people's favor and people's peace. Manifest in compassion, tolerance, and even enemies. Benevolence and righteousness are both a means and an end. Benevolence and righteousness express in the idea of building a peaceful country. Thereby, the article clarifies the meaning of life education for people, responsible lifestyle, and living for the community for today's Vietnamese generation.