| Xunzi is one of the most famous Confucian in late Warring States period, whose main philosophical content is e characteristic rite. Rite takes the first and core place in all aspects of Xunzi's philosophy. Warring States is in a special social transformation from slave society to feudal society in which the characteristic is rite disintegration. As part of this period of important thinkers and philosophers, especially Xunzi, based on the thought of Confucius and his impact, created a unique rite ideology which influenced the development of Chinese culture and civilization in the long term. Rite ideology is the product of the times. It was adapted to the economically dominant in political and cultural the feudal landlord class, absorbed the pre-Qin Dynasty cash ideas and culture and had a significant impact in Chinese history. This ideology has a strong realistic style, respond the calls for rebuilding the value of faith, answers to build a new social order of this age. The rite ideology of Xunzi provided social governance for the future generations of China's national conditions. Rite ideology has important reference value in modern life of science practice and social governance.Evil human nature is the starting point to build its Xunzi rite ideas, which can also be said the basic assumptions about human nature for their theory."human nature, hunger and wish to eat, cold and wish to warming, labor and wish to break, this has touched the nature".If we allow the free development of nature, it will lead to"chaos management commit points"and other bad results. In the context of limited social resources, it is necessary to control people's desire. Then we must establish certain norms and rite to transform the evil of human nature into good one, and this is what"resistance from the pseudo-". Xunzi believes that the value and spiritual essence of rite is the pursuit of differences, that is"the rite is the difference between the poor and the rich ,the young and the old."Appears in the Xunzi, the social class and order is not only the basis of existence of rite, but also the ideal goal which rite pursue. Xunzi demonstrated the society order by the relationship between Man and heaven and maked rational philosophical argument by analogy to the natural order and social order for unity.World Order to the sun and moon in order to clear the four seasons in order , stars to line rivers to flow, things to Chang, likes and dislikes to section, joy, anger to when, that under the smooth, that on the next, changing into chaos, while in traditional mourning also.! The seven countries dispute in Warring States period is a law of the jungle. Facing such a chaotic society, Xunzi was still clinging to the source of chaos - one's desires, brought forward tactics to against evil.In order to establish ordered and transformed human nature, and made government strategy in both rite and law.The realistic style of thinking, both rite and law ideas in the country, has important practical significance in promoting the rule of law and by virtue of today, with important modern values for our socialist market economy, strengthening of the socialist moral construction and the legal system. Due to the deep reflection of traditional Chinese culture today, we should stand the position of historical materialism to grasp the Ideas of Rite in the scientific attitude ,also carefully draw the theoretical lessons which are our bounden duty.
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