Title: On the Go-into-society Character of Xunzi' Moral Educational Thoughts
Abstract: In the late period of the Warring States,the society was on the verge of transition.Following the trend of the times of the great changes in society and taking his position on the side of the emerging landocracy,Xunzi founded his moral educational thoughts which reflected mainly the going-into-society character on the theoretical basis of evil human nature,with guiding people's desires as its value and function,advocating rites and emphasizing law and the teacher's regular moralisationas its implementing measures,self-cultivation as its ultimate goal,thus greatly impelled the further development of Confucianism and the historical process of society.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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