The Study Of "the Distinguish Between Human And Animals" In Early Qin-Dynasty

The early-Qin period, the Chinese ancient culture is highly development. During this period, the Chinese literary history presented a flourishing time, called "let a hundred schools of thought strive". At the same time also appears the ideological master whom has produced important influences on a group of scholars and culture. The pre-Qin thinkers with their own wisdom begin to thinking many problems. For example: the relationship between Heaven and people, the relationship of human nature, relationship between knowledge and action. With their own thinking, they discuss their concern problems. Among them, "the distinguish between human and animal" is also the focus proposition.People debate on this topic "the distinguish between human and animal" become one of the important early Confucianism contents from the book《the spring and autumn annals of viscount Yan》. YanZi thinks "rule" is seen as the difference between man and animal.《Human Nature Rising from Destiny》records "people can study and use it", so the different between human and animal is that people has the notion of "consciously". Confucius see "benevolence" as a moral virtue peculiar for people; Mozi is from "on its force" angle, finding the difference between animals; Mencius more from the angle with the "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, intellectual" starting to discuss the difference between man and animal. Xunzi think people are different from animals because people have this "discerning" ability. We discuss the content, find the link and the difference between them is one of works for us to do.We shall explore some topics, by understandings reflection, we can find the value of topic.The pre-Qin period of the reflection about "human and animals " was closely related to social development. This correlation expressed not only in the political and economic aspects of society, and was also cultural thoughts closely. The spring and autumn period, with the old system to collapse, social original judgments system and people's awareness also has been changed, the idea has been thoroughly shaken destiny. Days of the mysteries of the colour is discussed the pre-Qin period lost the premise of nature of man; The value of a man is to explore the protruding based nature of man; The practical needs of the ruling class is to investigate the nature of man's political incentives; Increasingly complex social contradictions, make the person of thought moral character, thus a direct are fully exposed human problems caused people about the meditation. From the point of the development of philosophical thinking of the pre-Qin period, the thought of "man birds" reflects human awareness deepening of their own nature.This paper studies the debate about "the distinguish between human and animals" in the pre-Qin period, The first point, through a bit of reading the classics, comb the main contents of "the distinguish between human and animals" and through comparison, find the common place; The second point, focusing mainly to seek the cause "the distinguish between human and animals" in the pre-Qin period and at this point we mainly from the political, economic, cultural as the starting point of the theoretical construction; The third point, people although focuses "the distinguish between human and animals", also, reveals the animal as a contrast to the understanding about human being. We can find that the topic on "the distinguish between human and animals", not only distinguish the things and people, More important is base on the differences between humans and animals, from the basis angle of people, discusses the harmonious and unified relation between human and animal, which can make us to establish a correct values. This is the meaning point of this study.