Extrapolation of traditional views on women in China

The purpose of the study, the results of which are briefly presented in this article, was to assess the influence of traditional Chinese thought on women.

The following research methods were chosen: historical scientific method, abstract-logical scientific method, formal-legal scientific method, comparative analysis method, scientific objectivism method.

Briefly, the results of the study can be presented as follows: practices such as meditation, wushu, qigong have a direct impact on women around the world due to their use for exclusively health purposes. In this sense, it is appropriate to assume that in this way Chinese philosophy can influence the worldview of people (in particular, women). At the same time, from the point of view of Chinese philosophy, a woman plays a subordinate role in relation to a man.

The author makes the following conclusions. In our opinion, one of the ways that can adapt traditional Chinese teachings to the realities of today should be the idea of using a woman not only as a homemaker, but also as a manager, negotiator, manager (transformation concepts of Taoism). Thus, the ability to negotiate, based on modern scientific psychology, is inherent in people with an androgynous type of thinking. And in this sense, men should learn communication skills, first of all, from women. This may be relevant not only from a moral point of view, but also from the point of view of the development of modern economics. Moreover, this idea is quite applicable to other countries, including Russia.

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