On The Debate Of Inner Mongolia And

The Chinese nation attaches importance to the idea of Benevolence and Righteousness. Many scholars and articles answer the problem of the relationship between Benevolence and Righteousness before Mencius and Gaozi. The answer of Mencius and Gaozi, which is about Benevolence and Righteousness are inner or outer, is the concrete expansion of their debate of human nature. Mencius and Gaozi inherit and develop the viewpoints of predecessors about the relationship between nature and fate, benevolence and Righteousness. They show their unique viewpoints about human nature and ethical issues during the debate in the category of human nature. This article corpus is Mencius’ and Gaozi’s viewpoints of Benevolence and Righteousness are inner or outer. I will analyze Mencius’ and Gaozi’s theory of human nature from the other side. Through analyzing the intellectual context of the debate between Mencius and Gaozi, we will understand the implied meaning of Benevolence and Righteousness, and other scholars’ viewpoints of the relationship between Benevolence and Righteousness. At the same time, through analyzing the concrete details of the debate about the relationship between Benevolence and Righteousness, we can understand the essence of this debate. The ultimate goal of this debate is to help us adjust the way of moral construction. No matter for Chinese ancient society, or for modern society, this debate has very important history and practical value.