Abstract

According to the classic text of this article, pointing out that compared to Western wisdom, righteousness, courage, section "Four Shu De," Chinese Confucianism also "know" , "benevolence", "courage" and the three that is called the "three Dade." The "fortitude" with "fear", "sense of shame" and "endurance" three main features; "courage" from the meaning of "fortitude" to your "courage" second, "brave power" of light, showing the triple meaning. Finally, the conclusion must be a true fortitude is "made peace jen, yi, combined ceremony and studious of courage", which is also a "benevolent courage", "Shi Yong gentleman," "the brave", "sage of courage "," King Wen of the brave "," King Wu of the brave, "" brave. " This is in line with Seeger Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Maijin Tai, who "moral one" point of view. Based on classical texts, this paper is to make a comparison between the western four cardinal virtues and the Confucian three virtues . Of the three virtues, "courage" is marked by "fearlessness," "sense of shame" and "patience," while the meaning of "courage" is most importantly about "the virtue of courage," secondly about "bravery" and lastly about "power and courage." Finally, it's concluded that the virtue of true courage must be traced back to benevolence, in accordance with justice and properness, and the love for learning. This is also what we called "the benevolent man's courage," "the gentleman's courage," "the precious courage, "" the sage's courage, "" King Wen's courage "" King Wu's courage "and" the great courage. "Such a concept of courage is consistent with" the doctrine of the unity of the virtues "of western philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and Alasdair MacIntyre