Study On The Moral Cultivation Of Xunzi In The View Of Ritual Study Horizon

As a master of Confucianism in the late period of the Warring States Period,Xunzi inherited and promoted traditional Confucian theories in the context of the contending of the pre-Qin scholars.He criticized and absorbed the strengths of other ideas,based on “human nature” and based on “ceremony”.Constructed a unique moral cultivation system.In the moral cultivation system of Xunzi,moral individuals combine intrinsic learning with external and external “teachers and teachers” and “elegence and justice” to achieve an ideal personality,namely “sage”,through an unremitting “self-cultivation” process.In Xunzi's view,the desire to follow is a natural "evil",and this "evil" needs to rely on the restraint of external "liberation" to tend to be reasonable.In the thought of Xunzi,"sex evil" and the dispute between desire and object are the root causes of the emergence of "ritual".Xunzi believes that people can exert their subjective initiative to realize the goal of self-cultivation through the means of "from sexuality to falsehood" and "to accumulate goodness and morality."As a thinker at the end of the Warring States period in China,Xunzi's moral cultivation theory was built in the background of Xunzi's age and conformed to the needs of that era.Although he has a positive significance in the practice of moral individual practice,his thoughts the limitations cannot be ignored either.The self-cultivation method of Xunzi's moral cultivation theory has provided effective support for the modern citizen's moral construction.This article elaborates on Xunzi's moral cultivation in the view of rituals from three aspects.First of all,this article elaborates the humanistic basis and the origin of rituals of Xunzi's moral cultivation in the view of rituals.Etiquette is an important part of Xunzi's thoughts.Xunzi's moral cultivation is inseparable from his ritual support.Second,explain the path and goal of Xunzi's moral cultivation.Self-cultivation inside and outside is the way to achieve moral cultivation,and ideal personality is the practical goal of moral cultivation.Finally,Xunzi's moral cultivation theory provides a reference for solving the moral problems existing in modern society.The rapid development of modern Chinese society,spiritual civilization has lagged behind the development of the economy,the lack of a variety of moral concepts,the distortion of the ethical relationship between people,the expansion of the material desire can not be effectively controlled,these moral issues have yet to be resolved.We should learn from the positive factors in Xunzi's moral cultivation and inherit the broad and profound cultural ideas of the Chinese nation,and establish a correct,up-to-date and healthy socialist values,world outlook,and outlook on life.The construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics is all-round,including political,economic,cultural,and environmental aspects.The Chinese traditional culture,especially the Confucian school representative Xunzi's ideology and theory,has an impetus to the construction of advanced socialist culture with Chinese characteristics.Excellent traditional culture and ideological concepts can enrich the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.Chinese culture is inherited in the same vein,and renewal of excellent theoretical ideas,innovation and innovation is conducive to the revival of the Chinese nation's culture.