Research On Xunzi's Thoughts On Virtue And Happines

"Morality and Happiness" has always been a pair of ethical categories that people are very concerned about,and people have never stopped asking about the relationship between morality and happiness."Unity of morality and morality" is the ideal form of morality and morality in people’s minds.But in reality,the relationship between morality and happiness is often misplaced,and the phenomenon of "inconsistency between morality and happiness" occurs from time to time.Confucianism in the pre-Qin period saw the phenomenon of the separation of morality and morality,and put forward the theory of virtue happiness,that is,"a gentleman seeks morality but not food" and "worries about morality but not poverty",to try to resolve the contradiction of the separation of morality and morality.Xunzi made a new interpretation on the basis of absorbing and drawing lessons from the Confucian thoughts of morality and happiness in the pre-Qin period,and formed his own unique thoughts of morality and happiness.The philosophical theoretical basis of Xunzi’s thought of morality and happiness is that he understands the difference between man and nature,manages his destiny and uses it,the theory of human nature that people are evil and those who are good are false,and the values of "putting righteousness before profit" and "great distinction between honor and disgrace".Xunzi pointed out that heaven and man are separated,and advocated that we should "make use of the destiny".On this basis,Xunzi interprets human nature,pointing out that human nature is natural and evil,but it can be embellished by man after tomorrow.Human nature is good for profit,so Xunzi sets standards for righteousness,profit and honor and disgrace,so that people can understand the "big difference between honor and disgrace".Xunzi’s thought of morality and happiness continues Confucius and Mencius,and on this basis,he makes a new interpretation of morality and happiness.Xunzi advocated heteronomous morality,believed that all moral principles and moral consciousness must be formulated and endowed by the outside world,emphasized the importance of propriety for personal moral cultivation,and also pointed out that the sage is the highest moral ideal personality,and the virtue of the sage is interlinked with the virtue of heaven and earth.On the aspect of happiness theory,Xunzi included utilitarian happiness under the premise of Confucian virtue supremacy principle,forming his happiness theory with both virtue and utilitarianism.Xunzi thought that the relationship between morality and happiness should be "consistent with morality and happiness",but at the same time,he also saw the influence of personal moral conduct,"time and destiny" and social security and disorder on "consistent with morality and happiness".Therefore,he emphasized that people should cultivate themselves,devote themselves to achieving moral personality,and at the same time fully understand and grasp "time and destiny" and actively pursue personal happiness.And the state should pay attention to courtesy and establish a harmonious and orderly social order by "clearly dividing people into groups",which is the social guarantee for the establishment of "the unity of virtue and happiness".After thousands of years,Xunzi’s thought of morality and happiness still has important theoretical value and enlightenment significance.In contemporary society,people excessively pursue material interests and neglect their own moral cultivation,which leads to anxiety and pain in their hearts.Xunzi’s thought of morality and happiness of "morality first" and "happiness through morality" inspires people to know morality and attach importance to it,and feel inner pleasure in the process of moral cultivation.At the same time,when one’s own ideal has not been realized,one should be cautious and self-cultivation,so as to firmly grasp the opportunity of the times and achieve one’s own ideal.The state should speed up the improvement of various systems and mechanisms,build a just society,and provide a strong guarantee for the consistency of morality and happiness.In a word,Xunzi’s moral and happiness thoughts have the enlightenment value beyond the times.