People often argue about the relationship between the little family and extended family in the Cultural Revolution in 1960-70s. How can extended family exist without little family? How can little family exist without extended family? Which is right? Philosophers cannot answer it, either. Many ethical norms proposing by philosophers and ethicists are usually contradictory. For example, Kant put forward some moral injunctions including “never kill”, “never steal”, “never lie”. However, some people must be killed, most countries do not abolish the death penalty. And sometimes we have to fight, war has always been an effective means for peace. Now the Chinese socialist core values include prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, legal system, patriotism, dedication, integrity and friendli- ness. But there is likely conflict between these moral norms. For instance, civilization and freedom may conflict, freedom will be limited in some standards of civilization. Legal and friendly may conflict, the police can not be friendly to anyone. Harmony and integrity may also conflict, telling the truth may offend people. Which one we should obey when these values conflict? And which one is the most important principle of them?
Each historical stage has a certain standard of value, and every social revolution is the remodeling of the standard of value, then what is the basis in the remodeling?
Taiji Evolutionism believes that the ultimate standard of value is individualism, humanism and evolutionism, the relationship of them is dialectical unity.
When it comes to individualism, we often think of selfishness, greed, shamelessness and even evil. In fact, individualism has a positive side. We work every day to make money mainly to meet our own needs, which is individualism. We watch movies, visit parks, marry and bear child to meet our own needs, which are also individualism.
When it comes to the benefits of people, we should not only think of food, beauty, music and other pleasures, but also think of the suffering from famine, plague and war.