In addition to being a professor at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and Yenching University, he is also the Dean of the Institute for Advanced Humanities Studies at Yenching University, a member of the Council of the International Philosophical Union and the Vice President of the International Federation of Confucianism.

Based on the roots of Confucianism, Professor Du Weiming put forward the idea of Spiritual Humanism, which is based on the principles of Confucius, Zeng, Si and Meng, and considerate of the current people to open up new ones. He is known as one of the most forward-looking and influential Confucian thinkers in the world today for his series of achievements on cultural China, dialogue among civilizations, reflection on modernity, and Confucian innovation.

Professor Du Weiming, 67 years old, has a tall body, a clear face, slightly gray hair, and elegant manners.

As soon as Professor Du Weiming took the stage, he first asked a question to the audience:

"What is entrepreneurship?"

The young students started from the classic management theory, citing examples such as Li Ka-shing, Akio Morita, and Bill Gates, and talked about how entrepreneurs can innovate and change the world;

Professor Du Weiming listened to these discussions with a smile and patience until the voices in the audience gradually subsided, then he stood up, looked at the audience quietly, and said in a very calm tone:

"When I was visiting Oxford University in the United Kingdom at the turn of the millennium, wasn't there a Nostradamus prediction that the world was going to be destroyed in 2000, coupled with the bursting of the US technology stock bubble, the global economy was in a recession, and there were quite a few people who felt that they were in danger. ”

"At that time, I was thinking that Western capitalism has developed for hundreds of years, although it has made a lot of achievements, but it is also facing problems such as indifference, economic crisis, inequality between the rich and the poor, environmental pollution, etc., although Marx, Engels, Keynes, Hayek and other Western philosophers have proposed solutions, but the implementation effect is not satisfactory. “

Professor Du Weiming put his hands in his trouser pockets and paced on the podium while saying:

"After the 911 incident, I returned to China to continue my research in the direction of humanities and politics, and I witnessed the rapid development of China in the past five years, witnessed the role of our country in the crisis, and experienced the spread of Chinese culture around the world. ”

"This time I was sober, I reflected. ”

Perhaps, we should realize that these problems of capitalism cannot be solved by the thinking of Western scholars alone, and the problem may lie in the origin of Western humanistic thought. ”

Listening to Professor Du Weiming's speech, the students in the audience began to think about what they had learned and experienced, and gradually followed his train of thought.

So, I looked back on what I had learned all my life, looked for answers in Eastern philosophical thinking, and finally found real gold for me. ”

"This is the neo-Confucian spirit that I advocate, which is called Spiritual Humanism in Spanish. ”

"What is spiritual humanism, I have written a lot of books to explain it, there are about a dozen of them, and they are so high. ”

Du Weiming put his hand below his chest, probably making a demonstration, although his tone was flat, he could still hear the confidence and pride in his words.

"But rest assured, I won't force all students to read these books, because you are all busy, and every minute is hundreds of millions of dollars in business to discuss. ”

After Du Weiming finished the comparison, he changed his mouth with a smile.

This turn was humorous, and the students in the audience laughed, especially the big bosses who are worth hundreds of millions.

"So, I've simplified the core of 'spiritual humanism' and divided it into four dimensions. ”

Professor Du Weiming explained with gestures.

"The first dimension is the self. The ego is the sign that builds the personality, and the self is done in the network of interpersonal relationships. A person must have ideals in order to become a human being. All the roles of the self cannot dissolve the subjectivity of the personality, that is, the "ambition" of "the three armies can win the commandery, but the horseman cannot win the ambition", this "ambition" is the ideal. The self is a person with ideals. ”

"The second dimension is society. Society is a space for self-existence, which is composed of countless self-contact with each other and the "fiduciary communities" established between people. The self must interact healthily with society in order to exist and develop. ”

"The third degree is nature. Nature is the basis for the emergence and existence of countless social interactions, and the whole of humanity and the planet should be in lasting harmony. And this harmony can only be achieved through the joint efforts of self and society. ”

"The fourth degree is the way of heaven. Man and heaven complement each other, people can promote the Tao, non-Tao can promote people, people can develop the Tao, people can participate in the universe magnification, so that heaven can be more perfect and better, that is, "born to become man". ”

These four dimensions are progressive, complementary, interdependent, and mutually influential. ”

Professor Du Weiming stretched out a finger and stood in the air, his eyes blazing:

"An entrepreneur must have an independent self in order for him to start a business and develop;"

"An enterprise must provide valuable products and services to the society in which it is located in order for it to survive and grow;"

"A country must have countless outstanding entrepreneurs and many great enterprises to rise and revitalize;

And the harmonious coexistence and complementarity between these three is the true meaning of success. This is true from the country, to the nation, to the world, to the entire planet. ”

Professor Du Weiming made a knife in the palm of his right hand and slashed down:

"This is the way of heaven. ”

"But the way of heaven is not human, the way of heaven is impermanent, the way of heaven has no relatives, heaven does not have this responsibility, it will not help you to complete. ”

Professor Du Weiming faced all the students, spread his hands, and gestured:

"To accomplish all this, to practice the way of heaven, the only way to rely on your efforts. ”

And the direction of your efforts is also the theme of our talk today. ”

Du Weiming walked to the edge of the podium, looked at the students in the audience, and said with a flash of wisdom in his eyes:

"That's entrepreneurship. ”

There was silence in the audience, and everyone was still immersed in the shock brought by Du Weiming's argument.

Professor Du Weiming's voice is not loud, and his tone is also very soft, but the language that comes out of his mouth has a strong logical thinking and appeal, which deeply inspired everyone present, whether it is an entrepreneurial star with the title of a famous school, or a gangster who has been surfing in the business sea for many years, they have learned a lot from Du Weiming's speech.

But soon this silence was broken, including Ren Pingsheng, all the students stood up and applauded, and thunderous applause resounded through the classroom.

。 Sogou