THE PHILOSOPHY OF NGUYEN BINH KHIEM ON FAMILY ETHICS

Abstract

This paper aims to demonstrate that within the intellectual legacy of Nguyen Binh Khiem, several poems and writings exist that embody a philosophical discourse on family ethics in the form of familial moral teachings. This ethical philosophy is grounded in the Confucian principle of central uprightness, and the necessity of returning to the innate moral nature of humans an idea rooted in the syncretism of the Three Teachings (Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism). Simultaneously, this study highlights some values and limitations of Nguyen Binh Khiem’s family ethics in the context of contemporary Vietnamese society.