| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立彰化師範大學 === 國文學系 === 105 === Xiao, filial piety, is a traditional virtue of China. 「The Classic of Xiao」and「Twenty-Four Stories about Filial Piety」are books that represent classic theories and practices of filial piety which has become an important components of Chinese filial peity profoundly elaborating the ethical connotaion of the Confucianists. This study is aimed at analyzing the behaviors and enlightenments of「Twenty-Four Stories about Filial Piety」through the origin and connotation of filial piety and the view points from 「The Classic of Xiao」.
Chaper1 briefly introduces the origin and the meaning of filial peity which came from people’s devoted sacrifices for gods and evil spirits and gradually evolved into filial piety for parents. Chapter 2 mainly analyzes the realms and levels of the filial piety in「The Classic of Xiao」which plays a significant part for promoting modern moral education. By analyzing the circulation and variation of 「Twenty-Four Stories about Filial Piety」in Chapter3, the editor, Guo Jujing, his hard word can be seen in it because the dynasties, status, ages and stories of filial piety from each character were carefully considered and chosen to be the role models of filial piety. It is said that “ every true history is contemporary history”. What Chapter 4 emphasizes in 「Twenty-Four Stories about Filial Piety」is the charaters’ mindset of filial piety rather than their behaviors . What it takes is more empathy and tolernces to take a look at such stories. Chapter 5 discusses how「The Classic of Xiao」affects「Twenty-Four Stories about Filial Piety」which is still playing an important part in our modern families and society. Chapter 6 points that stories of filial piety has been an important part of Chinese ethics. Parts of the stories may nowadyas be seen as irrational behaviors, but the value of its enlightenments is worth more of our efferts to make it more meaningful in today’s education.
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