Introduction The book ‘Morality, Metaphysics, and Chinese Culture’ by Vincent Shen is dedicated to the disclosure of inseparable links between metaphysics morality faced in Chinese culture; the author strived to underline close connection between this aspects through the analysis of great thinkers’ theories and conceptualizing their views through the Chinese culture examination. Modern world is considered to be under nihilism menace having no ideal values, which could become the central part of human life. It is necessary to underline the fact that this phenomenon has been experienced since post-modern cultural movement, denying the tendency of modernity value. The book written by Vincent Shen critically discloses the modern place of morality and its reflection in Chinese culture though the stress on education and metaphysics interference. Cultural Traditions as Way to Morality Modern population experience the period of value destruction; people have no sense to devote their life to something, due to human walking through the path to nihilism dark valley. The analysis of this situation can be based on the theoretical views of great thinkers, concentrating on reawakening of moral responsibility and human consciousness. Vincent Shen managed to highlight the role of moral education in the attempts to problem solution; he combined philosophical approaches with cultural values analysis to demonstrate the process of moral development in modern Chinese society. It is necessary to underline the fact that we could not perceive the morality as human qualities cultivation; the author stressed the idea of humanism, subjectivity and self-assertion to be the necessary components of the human moral behavior formation. Nevertheless, the basic idea presented in the book is concentrated on necessity to provide no limitations to moral experience, as the phenomenon of human relationships fulfillment and self-realization. It is important to stress that the book highlighted the role of cultural traditions as an integral part of morality development; the author stated subjectivity limitations can be avoided through the cultural interference. In this case, we should regard cultural traditions as living process, rather than fundamentalism and rationalism constituted in the past. Here the author expresses his agreement with Gadamer, who considered that everyone is supported by his cultural tradition perceived as horizon of meaning. Demonstrating this view, the author tried to grab the readers’ attention to the principle cultural traditions of China, such as Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. One should stress the idea that the highlight of this side of cultural development was aimed at helping people understand their own inner world and create the path to self improvement. The book underlines the idea that every person lives in accordance with his own cultural tradition, nevertheless the reflection of others’ is still present. Throughout the book, one can notice the concept of comparison; this notion is used to denote human chance to escape any limitations in personal development. The concept is illustrated as a communication way and the method of comparison with other cultures, contributing to self-realization and self-consciousness. Besides, the author stressed that the concept of comparison with other traditions can bring realization o