A Study On Xunzi’s Outlook For Honor And Disgrace

This article make a new interpretation of Xunzi’s honor and disgrace thought based on the original version of Xunzi, so as to excavate and show its realistic value. Xunzi’s outlook on Honour and Disgrace is the most representative and influential ideological theory in the History of Chinese Ideologies.On the basis of inheriting the ideology on Honour and Disgrace of Pre-Qin Confucianism and the other philosophers, made a comprehensive and systematic elaboration of outlook on Honour and Disgrace for the first time. His outlook on Honour and Disgrace has a very important status and influence in the history of Chinese Ideologies.This article put Xunzi’s outlook on Honour and Disgrace in the broad background of the pre-qin culture of "let flowers bloom", elaborate the thoughts origin, theoretical foundation and purpose of Xunzi’s outlook on Honour and Disgrace from a philosophical aspect,put the pre-qin Confucian thoughts on Honour and Disgrace into higher development level. Xunzi’s outlook on Honour and Disgrace absorbed the traditional connotation of Confucian school directly, makes a comprehensive expression of the philosophic thinking of pre-qin, particularly influenced by Legalism, and a broad content, logically clear theory system.As for the occurrence of honor and disgrace, Xunzi starts his elaboration from the real life of people and follows the moral individual desires, wisdom or ignorance, virtue; as for the classification of honor and disgrace, Xunzi follows three evaluation standards of the honor and disgrace "righteousness and interest"," righteousness and snobbish","brave and impulsion", elaborate the honor and disgrace with the corresponding.The " ritual" is the core of Xunzi’s ethical thoughts, so Xunzi takes the consideration of the honor and disgrace essentially from the view "ritual", expounds the function "ritual" to moral individual thought on and disgrace. As the inheritors of the traditional Confucian Xunzi also emphasizes the morality of individuals through the "self-cultivation","go in for good" to get the "glorious". More thorough study of Xunzi’s outlook on Honour and Disgrace,this article reflects on the characteristics and practical significance of Xunzi’s outlook on Honour and Disgrace,and the naive materialism of Xunzi’s outlook on Honour and Disgrace makes his thought imply more realistic ideological value.Finally, in order to provide some theory references for the socialism outlook for honor and dishonor construction,this article briefly elaborates historical status and the dishonor thought,and has been carried on the modern transformation. In order to provide a reference for the practical value of the Xunzi’s outlook on Honour and Disgrace, takes benefit for the Soeialism outlook for Honour and Disgrace on construction with providing a useful theoretical draw.