Xunzi and Chinese Culture

Author: Hui Jixing
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Publish Date: 1996-01-01
Features: This book is a specialized study on the thoughts of Xunzi and their relationship with Chinese culture. The author places Xunzi within the broader context of Chinese culture, employing cultural theory and methods to delve into Xunzi's theories on rites, the heavens, the theory of human nature as evil, epistemology, as well as his political and legal thought. Furthermore, from the perspective of Xunzi's thought, the book elucidates the formation and evolution of traditional Chinese cultural models, the role and essence of the distinction between heaven and humanity in Chinese philosophy, the moral characteristics of ancient Chinese epistemology, and the features of traditional political and legal cultures. It fully demonstrates the role of Xunzi in the formation and development of Chinese culture and the characteristics of its legal culture. The book combines case studies in culture with a holistic perspective, offering a unique and novel viewpoint, supported by substantial evidence, fluent language, and strong intellectual, knowledge-based, and readability qualities.