The Moral and Ethical Basis of the Philosophical Views on Corruption in the Political Tradition of China

The purpose of the article is to clarify the essence of moral and ethical views in Chinese philosophical thought on the corruption emergence, as well as the role of interpersonal relations in it; review the cultural background of corruption; consider the corruption of modern China from the point of view of Confucian traditional political culture. The study applies a complex of methods – analysis, synthesis, logical, historical-comparative, cultural, system-structural – to examine the state of the scientific coverage of the topic, the origin of corruption and its sacred factors with sociocultural factors. Based on the political and cultural origin of corruption’s clarification as a phenomenon and understanding of the modern China corruption from the point of view of Confucian traditional political culture, the author draws conclusions that the emergence of corruption is associated with specific sociocultural factors and causes that originate in interpersonal relations. Cultural genes deeply rooted in the political economy are called the primary source of corruption. At the same time, it is noted that the renewal of ideas in society is slow and does not have clear prospects for implementation; the formation of an environment of the rule of law requires a long process; overcoming corruption is an urgent task both in public life, and in the sphere of culture and science