Xunzi’s Thought Of Learning And Its Modern Value

Does not lack the education thought in Chinese traditional culture, which make a profound impact on our today’s education. Xunzi is one of the great educators in our country in the pre-qin period. Learning is an important part of Xunzi constructed theory system. His thought of learning, with emphasis on the cultivation of the individual value system. He thinks that moral cultivation is a required course of life and on the saint’s pursuit is a Confucian unremitting effort to inner power. Xunzi holds that human nature is evil, and endless desire, but society can provide material is limited, this constitutes a set of contradiction, want to solve this contradiction, it is necessary to strengthen individual moral accomplishment. Six Classics, except The Book of Changes, are contents. Accumulation, soul-searching, teacher, pay attention to the environment, which are methods. In order to cultivate the noble personality and to promote social harmony. Xunzi wants gentleman and saint to make an example for people, make contribution for the society.His thought can be invaluable for contemporary social citizen’s moral. The current talent in the definition should fully consider the moral fiber, not only is to the attention of the knowledge. To cultivate the overall abilities of the talent is not accomplished in one move. We need the Xunzi’s method to develop talent. Set the level of moral education target, we must fully consider the surrounding environment, personal factors and so on. Use the method of moral and legal equally important to improve the overall quality of the society. Xunzi pays special attention to the influence of environment on human persons, so we should to create a good moral education environment what will play a role on people’s words and deeds. In the social market economy highly developed period, the lack of moral phenomenon frequently visible, advocate socialist core values is imperative.