Abstract：After experiencing the “ the era of establishment”,“the era of worship”, and “the era of condemnation”, the Confucian study is stepping into a fourth phase, “the era of application”. This is a new era after the attitude toward Confucianism is increasingly defined in the mainstream ideology since China’s reform and opening up. The general attitude toward Confucianism has shifted from “desertion” and “suspicion” to “selective application” —that is, we seek to absorb the essence of traditional Confucian culture and bring it up to date. In “the era of application”, Confucianism ought to be properly oriented. The Confucian culture is the core of Chinese traditional cultural system, but cultures of different nationalities and geographic backgrounds have always been blending and co-existing with one another in China. The Confucian culture played a positive role in promoting Chinese ancient civilization to set a pace for the world, but it was also in some way to blame for the backwardness in modern China. The essence of the Confucian culture constitutes the meme and content of contemporary Chinese Marxism, but its dross should be recognized and criticized. For Confucianism, we need to discard its dross and absorb its essence and apply it properly to make it play a fundamental role in this “era of application”.
戢斗勇. “用儒时代”儒学历史定位与根本任务[J]. 《深圳大学学报》（人文社科版）, 2015, 32(6): 24-30.
JI Dou-yong. The Historical Orientation of Confucianism and its Fundamental Role in “an Era of Confucianism Application”. , 2015, 32(6): 24-30.
2015, Vol. 32 
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