The Research Of Xunzi’s Etiquette-system Thought

Etiquette-system Thought is the systematic exposition of Xunzi ’s politicallearning system."Etiquette" refers to the rational basis and general principle forthe establishment of national and social norm . "system" is the rule of generaland practical means for some specific binding of politic and economy .This paperused the cultural life as its perspective, through discussion for theoretical basis ofetiquette-system Thought and the specific political etiquette-system in his mindwhich adapted in political and social fields was aiming at revealing The overallappearance of his etiquette-system Thought’s overall and theoreticalcontribution for the Han culture life reconstruction process.The ideological origins and historical background of the etiquette-systemThought is the remains of etiquette culture in the pre-Qin period, all classes ofauthors of etiquette ideas, inadequate for social of Zhou and transformation ofsocial political. Subjective motion for making his etiquette-system thought to ishis sense of historical mission and responsibility. The theoretical basis ofetiquette-system Thought: one is the theory of human nature. He dividedhumanity in two parts-- the original nature and the final essence of Human. Herefers original nature as evil and emphasizes the guiding function of externalregulation role for the original nature. The other is the understanding ofrelationship between Nature and man. He thought that there is no inevitableconnection between the movement of Nature and the order of human world , headvocated "Nature-and-Man separation" and" Natural born-and-manformation ".the specific conception of etiquette-system mainly consists of fourparts: 1. Definite of the connotation of etiquette an system ; 2. the basicprinciples of "clear dividing and group existence"; 3. some specific conception of etiquette an system for the needs in political and social fields, such as" namesystem ","the military of the kingly way"; 4. The dealing with the relationshipbetween the etiquette and rules , established the basic guidelines an mode such asusing both etiquette and rule, first etiquette-second rules and the valueorientation of etiquette for the rules.theoretical contribution of etiquette and system Thought for the laternational cultural life reconstruction, reflected in its promoting effect of Pre-QinConfucianism development and the political civilization Absorbing and drawinglessons from his etiquette an system Thought in ideology and the specific . Theetiquette and system Thought is the first comprehensive and systematic analysisof Confucian political learning, this theory has strong operability, and opened upa clear and feasible path for the practice of kingcraft politics ideal. From theearly Han Dynasty political commentator claimed the "justice of rule" to onlypursued the Confucianism by Emperor Wu of Han dynasty, the political andsocial practice at all levels to varying degrees by the his ceremony ideology, andin some degree achieve Confucian uphold the cultural ideal of Zhou’s cultureideal . All these made the Chinese national cultural life in Han Dynasty can berebuilt, because of these ,we claimed that etiquette and system Thought of himmade an important academic contribution on the later national cultural lifereconstruction .