『荀子』

"Zi" a book for the late Warring States ZHAO Xun Kuang and his disciples book. Xun Kuang being the Sun, therefore the book called "Sunqing the book" or "Sunqing child." Han Liu Xiang finishing as 32, which can be broadly divided into three categories, one category is Xunzi personally written by 22, one is Zi Zi disciples recorded words and deeds of five, one is quoted Xunzi and his disciples materials, a total of five; former two are thinking of Xunzi direct materials, is "Zi" a book of the subject.

        "Zi" in human nature is the logical starting point Xunzi thought. Xunzi advocates evil human nature, he believes that human nature is evil Olivetti harm, if Renren Shun Xing develop between people will vie to make society into chaos; must be formulated by the sage righteousness, for enlightenment, can bring turn is good, so that normal social stability. He believes that human nature is evil, and good education is the result of artificially acquired; goodness not sex, but "pseudo." Like he and Mencius, and certainly everyone can through their own efforts made good sanctification, holiness just as good in different ways and Mencius. He was not stressed dedicated intellectual, and emphasis on learning, accumulation and "NOTE wrong practices", to create a good social atmosphere to give a subtle influence. Xunzi that "energy group" is a beast and can distinguish human beings from animals is better than the basic conditions and servitude, and "sub" is composed of human society's basic rule. Because people want to eliminate competition caused Lee to be clear that people in the economic, political distinction between rich and poor grades. This is the origin and essence of propriety. On this basis, his political weight method proposed rites said. Zi-jun China relations in one hand Zunjun, Long monarch, on the one hand the emphasis on China, made of water, said Zhou Jun China. Relations in Heaven, Xunzi that day is an objective nature, with its inherent objective law; Rise and Fall of disorder in human society, in people rather than in days; person should conform to the laws of nature, the use of natural, but with the system of Heaven . In epistemology, Xunzi particular that "Covering" that the one-sidedness is that people recognize a common problem. He proposed "virtual and quietness" Exposed approach advocated understanding of things to humbly, concentrate, meditate, in order to achieve a large Qingming subjective realm. Zi constitute the center to the Name of the logical system, he reveals the name reflects real nature, developed on the name of the division and the theoretical deduction, the principles expounded system name, and reveals the nature of the proposition, particularly in bluntly judgment beyond the definition of a person.

        Xunzi Confucianism as the philosophers say a fierce criticism of their theory, though not without bias, but enough to be called Qin Dynasty Following Confucius, Mencius Confucianism after the most accomplished masters.