Xunzi (about 365438 BC+03 BC-238 BC), a famous Qing, was a famous thinker, philosopher and educator at the end of the Warring States period in China. Xunzi belonged to Zhao at the end of the Warring States Period. At that time, people called him "Xun Qing". He is a representative of the Confucian school in the pre-Qin period and a master of a hundred schools of thought contend.
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Xunzi served as the wine sacrifice of Jixia Xuegong in the State of Qi for three times and the order of Chu Lanling for two times. In his later years, he lived in Lanling County, wrote books and said that he was taught by his disciples and died in Sri Lanka, so he was called "Housheng".
Xunzi's thoughts and works;
Xunzi critically accepted and creatively developed Confucian orthodoxy and theory, advocated "the unity of etiquette and law", and put forward the idea that "whoever controls fate will conquer nature".
Xunzi opposed superstition of ghosts and gods, attached importance to the influence of customs and education on people, and emphasized the application of what he had learned. His thoughts are reflected in Xunzi, which is the first article.
Famous Sentences in Xunzi's "Encouraging Learning"
Among Xunzi's thoughts, his "theory of evil nature" is the most widely known. Based on his "theory of evil nature", this paper emphasizes the importance of etiquette and music education to the development and cultivation of human nature. Xunzi's theory of evil nature and Mencius' theory of good nature are often compared and discussed by later generations.