Mencius's Thought Of Virtue "being The Big One First"

In Mencius.There is a ideological proposition of "develop positive aspects".This includes a discussion of "the positive,positive things,positive man ".Mencius in the entire text,there are also a number of side to this.There are three meanings of " the positive" : the first refers to the deep and broad meaning of concrete level;the second refers to the more important,loftier and better value meaning;the third refers to a kind of virtue thought meaning with " good nature and brilliance ".The analysis of the virtue thought of Mencius "develop positive aspects" is mainly based on the third meaning.In Mencius' system,it was "established first" The virtue thought of the Great Man is mainly embodied in the following aspects: first,Mencius advocates "good human nature" in the theory of human nature,which is the adherence to "good nature and virtue" in the choice of value.Mencius affirms the possibility that man can become a sage,and that man has a "good conscience" and a "four-terminal heart ",which is the reason why man is different from other animals,which is the characteristic of " human nature " affirmed by Mencius.Mencius has repeatedly referred to "the positive,positive things",in the theory of human nature that is to persuade people to go up to pursue a higher realm.The human nature has the good and the glorious goodness of " the positive,positive things".It is necessary for people to take this as their goal and cultivate themselves constantly the realm of your excellency.Second,in the cultivation of Mencius,the proposed specific cultivation methods," determined to keep,expand,cultivate the spirit,cultivate the personality of the big man ",all reflect the typical characteristics of "starting from the positive things ".The reason why this is to "start from the positive things" is that the cultivation method of Mencius is in the positive place of human nature,upward place,good place of virtue.Starting from the innermost goodness,it is continuously deduced and deepened.Third,Mencius put forward the idea of "first stand its great ",whose ultimate goal is to achieve the realm of " adults ".Because "the first to its great "," its small cannot take." Achieved the realm of " the positive man ",with its perfect moral goodness,is the virtue of " the positive man " who can hold on to how the external environment changes."Adults" with "benevolence and righteousness" way,is the spirit of virtue high and popular.And the "the positive man" have the external characteristics of "right self and right thing "," the heart of the monarch is not ".