Xunzi - Pursuing a Forward-Thinking Life

Author: Peng Wanrong
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: The Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were a golden age in the history of Chinese thought. Various schools of thought emerged, and the Hundred Schools of Thought debated fiercely. By the time of Xunzi, it finally came to an end. Xunzi incorporated and absorbed the ideas of all the schools, with a rich and profound philosophy rooted in reality. He was deeply concerned and always looked toward the future. For this reason, across ages, Xunzi's vastness is enough to let those who come after experience the vicissitudes of life. His profound insights are enough to help modern people understand the true meaning of life. Because, the heavens and earth, systems and laws, education and moral cultivation, military and politics, literature and art—there are countless stories and endless principles, but they are all human creations, all part of life.