Abstract: In term of its awareness of problems,that is,its concern for social problems,the ultimate goal of Life Confucianism is the construction of “sub-metaphysic philosophy”,the points of which are “the Chinese Theory of Justice” as a fundamental ethics and “Civic Political Confucianism” laid the foundation by the former.This kind of “philosophy” usually refers to the principle part of a certain discipline field,such as “political philosophy”,“moral philosophy”,and even includes the so-called “language philosophy” as analytical philosophy,which is thinking about is a sub-metaphysic realm of the beings.But according to Martin Heideggers definition,the more rigorous concept of “philosophy” is the metaphysics that is mainly the traditional ontology,which is thinking about all the beings as a whole,in which the most typical is Hegelian philosophy characterized by “reflexion”.In Life Confucianism,they are the constructions of the universal “Change Ontology” and “Transcendental Ontology” aiming at modernity.The relationship between this “metaphysic philosophy”and the above-mentioned “sub-metaphysic philosophy” is the foundation-laying relationship of “the Metaphysic One→the Sub-metaphysic beings”.However,according to Heideggers thought of “double foundation-laying”,what both metaphysic philosophy and sub-metaphysic philosophy are thinking are the beings,that is,they both face the further inquiry of “how can the beings be possible”;and according to Heideggers thought of “ontological difference”,the above philosophies of “beings” needs to be laid the foundations by the thought of “Being”.This thinking of Being is not philosophy,but “the task of thinking” after “the end of philosophy” as Heidegger said.In Life Confucianism,it is “the theory of Life as Being” or “the theory of Life”,which is about “pre-being”.Therefore,Life Confucianism is not philosophy,or far more than philosophy.However,just as Heideggers “thinking” is also known as “Heideggers philosophy”,the thought of being contained in the broadest concept of “philosophy” can also be called “Being philosophy”.In this sense,Life Confucianism can also be called “life philosophy”.

Key words: philosophy, Life Confucianism, sub-metaphysic philosophy, metaphysic philosophy, Being philosophy, life philosophy