An Analysis Of The Subjective Consciousness Of Xunzi's Thought

Xunzi was the last Confucian master in pre-qin dynasty,his thought is not only the inheritance and development of Confucianism,but also to the ideological criticism and summary,can set of theories,has an important role in Chinese history.Xunzi ideology embodied in the book "xunzi",and it is based on Confucianism,independent-minded,incisive argument,and self-contained,deeply influence on later generations of ideology and culture.More importantly,in the process of the construction and improvement of xunzi's thought system,it can be found that there is a deep sense of subject.Subject consciousness,is one of his main body status,capacity and subject consciousness of value,and on this basis to the outside world and human understanding and transformation of consciousness itself.Its characteristics represent autonomy,initiative and creativity.At the end of the warring states period,xunzi lived in a more vivid sense of subject due to the development of production and social progress.Xunzi to realize there is a kind man,had a similar class consciousness,and then based on this,advances a series of social theory,can be summed up as "Ming make group",namely the etiquette birthright delimit social division of labor,ethical relationship and hierarchical relationship,in order to achieve the purpose of maintaining social stability.Xunzi also pays attention to the value and dignity of human being itself,in this paper the harmony "points of Ming in nature and man" is put forward,when the objective existence of certain days,think "had its governance",which people have their own position,and can be with and make heaven and earth,this is for a person's status and value.Xunzi also stressed that play to people's subjective initiative,treatment can "mandate of heaven and use of the" mandate of heaven,in shaping the main body personality should play a more active consciousness,when their continuous cultivation of the body,which embodies the subject consciousness of xunzi.Xunzi,as a representative of the pre-qin Confucianism,with its thoughts of Confucius thought,but there are some claims with the views of Confucius is not the same,even,and the thought of xun zi and that of Confucius subject consciousness is different.This from their attitude towards destiny gleaned can,Confucius "fear mandate of heaven",mencius "day","life",are more conservative,and xunzi chanting "mandate of heaven",breakthrough,also makes the idea of subject consciousness is more outstanding.From their theory of human nature,Confucius said only one "close",mencius said "goodness",and xunzi is doing the opposite,an outspoken person "evil",shows the creative characteristics of xunzi dares to breakthrough.Xunzi's subject consciousness has an important influence on society,expressed in xunzi'ssubject consciousness requires people to consciously according to obey the law,the initiative to accept music education influence,and move to shape the subjective personality.In ancient times,it is helpful to shape the political subject and value subject,maintains the social rule,in modern times,also beneficial to cultivate people's innovative consciousness,responsibility consciousness and personality consciousness,promote social harmony.