Thought Of Confucius, Mencius And Xun Zi Research Governance Under The Comparative Perspective

XunZi (about BC313-238),named "Kuang",whose ancestral home is ZhaoGuo, In the Warring States periods.He is a famouse thinker and educator in the late waring states period.Whose thoughts is a milestone.As a Cofucian after Confucius and Mencius,he has inherited the principle of politics and value of the confucianists.In addition to this,he has defiowered the thoughts of the other thinkers in Pre-Qin times."Statecraft" is a proper conception in traditional society.Many Ancient sages and Modern scholars had given a definition to "Statecraft".Their definition was not outside "the principle of govenning a country". However, strictly speaking,"Statecraft" is the total of principles and messures of dominating country.Although various thinkers before XunZi had given a definition of "Statecrafe",XunZi is the first thinker who links "principle"with "governing the country",and uses "Statecraft" clearly.In XunZi s thoughts,the most important though is "Statecraft".He inherited and criticized Confusius and Mencius’s "Statecraft" thoughts.For example,They all emphasized "etiquette","The kingly way politics" is their ultimate target."Reducing cornee and taxes","Respecting morality and being careful of penality" are their common measures of "Statecraft".The thoughts of XunZi is more comprehensiveness, more reality and more compatible than Confucius and Mencius.The reasons are as follows:XunZi’s time is even more far from the etiquette society in the three dynasties of xia, shang, and zhou, superadded the "contention of a hundred schools of thoughts".Many schools of thought was mix together.In addition,people hope pesce,they want to reestablish social order.In the measures of "Statecraft",the biggest difference between XunZi,Confucius and Mencius is that:XunZi has absorbed the thoughts of Legallista,and "combing etiquette with law.In view of "human nature is evil",XunZi formed his "personalistics" and "self-cuitivation" theory,which are the foundation of XunZI’"Statecraft" thoughts.In addition to this,economy measures are also involved in his "Statecraft" thoughts.He put s forward the theory of "enriching the country","saving"and "enriching the people".Which can make sure that XunZi’s thoughts is more reality than Confucius and Mencius. Many "Statecraft" thoughts of XunZi draw on the experience of building a harmonious society of china. Such as "justice profit outlook","Inhabited together to be harmonized into a unity","saving and reriching people",and "Being adept in storing the remaining."This article study XunZi’s "Statecraft" on the base of analying his similarties and difference with Confusius and Mencius.Form which,leading to XunZi’s extensive and profound "Statecraft" thoughts.The treads of this article is "to regulate the family and state and peace to the world" in<DA XUE>.I except to existe the reference from XunZi’s "Statecraft" thoughts,to now constructed the socialism harmonic.