Detailed Discussion on the Inevitable Road to Humankind’s Educational Development

The purpose of the article is to discuss the whole development of “three education” (intellectual
education, moral education and aesthetic education) proposed by China’s Confucianism. The ideal of
three education is an educational exemplar. It can be hypothesized that it is the inevitable road to
humankind’s educational development. Drawing upon insights from the classic Confucian texts, this
article applies the method of discursive analysis to reveal the differences between the current
education and China’s Confucian education. The perspective of “three education” is original and
valuable. It emphasizes harmonious living between human and nature, human and human, and the
whole development of human character. By focusing on the three education’s status and significance
in the current human educational development, this article has a significant application to the
theoretical enquiry of the international educational studies.