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| Confucian Thoughts on Supporting and Respecting the Aged |
| HU Fa-Gui |
| nstitute of Philosophy and Culture， Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences |
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Abstract To highlight the moral goodness in supporting the aged, Confucians one and all stress supporting the aged, trumpeting the Rule of the Sagacious King in history. They think that supporting the aged is the embodiment of the good governance, justifies itself in morality, and is a sacred career. In terms of how to provide for the aged, Confucians emphasize on “adding to the peoples fixed assets”, in other words, implementing a mercy policy by reducing forced labor and taxes while ensuring the people of stable assets and income to support the aged. They stress catering for the spiritual and emotional needs of the aged as well as the material needs. At the same time, they consider it the governments duty to support the aged.
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2013, Vol. 15 
