“明分而至平”——荀子外王思想研究

1、湘潭大學碩士學位論文“明分而至平”——荀子外王思想研究姓名：米振華申請學位級別：碩士專業(yè)：中國哲學指導教師：劉啟良20080520IIAbstract In the late Warring States, with the total collapse of Patriarchal Clan System, the value system which the society relied on came to the thoro

2、ugh disintegration and Zhou Rite became the history. The thoughts, systems, and political reality of the whole society were to collapse completely. So how to meet the demands of the late Warring States dynasty, to build

3、up new social norms in order to develop the rulling order and rearrange the social relationship, to realize the harmony of the social groups, to achieve the prosperous and courteous society, to provide a new trail and or

4、der for the social politics in that period became the most significant issue for the dynasty. This essay is to analyze and expound comprehensivly the emerging, contents, methods and ideal values of Tsunzi's Clear-Div

5、ision thoughts. It puts forward that Tsunzi raised the thoughts of clear-division and explicit-status of “Heaven-Human” and “person-person”. He hoped people to demask their insight on Heaven-Human and social valu

6、es, to become a gentleman and sage by self-cultivation, to normalize, guide and edify their thoughts and behaviors by admiring rites, emphasizing laws and advocating music. Through all the above means, the status and rel

7、ationship of Heaven-Human and person-person, the role they should play respectively would be determined finally. Hence people could achieve the insurance of settle-down value. So long as every person obeys the regularit

8、y of “rites” decided by their “status”, clarifies the status, role, and responsibility in their politics, society and family, if every person feels satisfied with his role and position, at the same time they behave accor

9、ding to the regularity, their family, society and nation will be stable, orderly and harmonious. And so the ultimately peaceful phenomenon of “every person being loved”, “every person being respected”, “no fight between