Xun Zi's Theory Of Human Nature And Its Contemporary Values

Chinese ancient philosophers to the study of humanity can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn era. Confucius made "sexual similar also, accustomed to far also" established that the mainstream Confucian human tendency. Mencius inherited and carried forward Confucius thoughts will push the state from days from the natural moral theory pushed by " Goodism," then " Goodism," applied to political preaching, "Yan Ching," said that he hopes that the monarch to benevolent governance to the world and realize his "kingly way" thinking.Xun Kuang see Confucian doctrine about "humanity, justice and virtue," "benevolent government politics" in the far side of the practice that has become feasible for Confucianist method must be "Ceremony" and "law" combined. However, the law can not have a chance to "correct people" assumption as a basis. Xun Zi "correct theory" mainly refers to the natural attributes that people behave themselves as evil, and it is the natural attribute of human understanding and evaluation. Now in recognition of the "myths", in particular "good puppet" view that the person wants to be bad for the good, we must "puppet", "a ceremonial, system failure," stressed the historical and cultural factors in human society the excellent improvement.Meng Xun Although contrary to the theory of human nature, but their common purpose is to eliminate evil, and that this is possible. Mencius that everyone can Yao and Shun, Xun Zi also believed that everybody can become saints, they stress that the environment probably acquired taste. However, a request to overcome acquired preserve congenital (Mencius), a requirement to overcome inherent and acquired development (Nature).Now the correct theory with the West and the Western Universal said although the different cultural backgrounds of the two different theories on evil, but between, there are many parallels, demonstrated a remarkable and wonderful cultural terms of thinking beyond. First, the nature of evil in nature, and tend correct theory that the...