Title: On the Academic Origin of Xunzi's Thought of Virtue
Abstract: Xunzi's thought absorbs the essence of other schools and as a result it's well compatible with others.Besides profound effect of established academic tradition of Jixia Academy,Scholars with Jixia,Confucianism and Mohism of pre-Qin also have influence on Xunzi.Xunzi absorbs Jixia Scholars' idea of Law,develops Confucius's idea of Li,and well combines the two,putting Law in the context of Li and making Li as guide to Law.This claims a different approach of virtue education from Jixia Scholars and Confucianism.Mohism discusses morality with a standard of benefit,comparing to Xunzi's moral context of affection.As a result,the former pays attention to benefit,the latter respects justice.This is a real difference between Xunzi and Mohism.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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