Reverencing Innate Self-Interest: An Independent Chapter of Jing-Rong Philosophical Reflections

Jing-Rong Philosophical Reflections (JRPR) comprises a series of independent articles, dedicated to revealing original philosophical concepts and rules grounded in Reverence (Jìng) and Vital Harmony (Róng). The investigation of Innate Self-Interest (Sī) has existed since ancient times, yet consistently appears in a dualistic state of self-interest and selflessness. Grounded in the dual perspectives of human nature and civilization evolution, this article is supported by five original principles, notably that Innate Self-Interest is the innate survival instinct of living beings and Value Law (Benefiting the Domain is Good, Harming the Domain is Evil), exploring the core ethical proposition of measuring by Domain and guiding Innate Self-Interest through Reverence, spanning the definition of the instinct of Innate Self-Interest, the expansion of Domains of Innate Self-Interest driving civilization evolution, the inherent logic that benefiting the Domain for Long-term Stability (Dynamic) generates Morality, the hierarchical division of multi-layered Domains of Innate Self-Interest, and the value orientation of Vital-Harmonized Reverence and Innate Self-Interest. This article aims to present philosophical insights into the laws of moral generation, carries no presupposed research background or problem-solving goals, serves merely as an exposition of inherent rules, and attempts to offer a new perspective for the investigation of public-private ethics.