On Xun Zili Under The Framework Of Normative Ethics Thought

The Spring and Autumn Period is not only a time that hundreds of schools advocate various theories, but also a time that the means of moral regulation keep weakening. According to such social background, Xunzi attempted reconstruct values and cultural order, therefore make up his unique thought about Li.In the framework of the system of Li, Xunzi put great emphasis on external constraint forces. He described the"evil nature"and the"sociability", made them as the logical starting point, then emphases on the ordering and guiding function of Li. No matter which level of Li Xunzi had expounded on, the theory were all centered on how can become man with goodness by inhibiting and regulating their behavior. Xunzi carried out a series of ethical norms for constraining and limiting the behavior of individuals, their grades, and a division of work, which the ultimate aim is to help improve the moral character of individuals and groups to achieve well-ordered. Compared with Confucius and Mencius, Xunzi didn't limit his view on the analysis of individual physiological appetite; he downplayed or even eliminated the boundary of personal virtues and social ethics, connected polity and morality, which made his theory just like normative ethics.Facing the difficulty of general agree with the of ethical rules and the plight of the construction of social public ethics in the modern society, Xunzi's thought such as the corresponding rights and responsibilities, the delineation of the role of ethics are still can be very worthy of our reference.