Xunzi’s Administration Thought And Its Contemporary Value

Xunzi is an outstanding thinker of the pre-qin period. His theory contains theadvantages of many theories strengthes, his main thoughts include the “rule bypropriety” of Confucianism and the “rule by law” of Legalism,oppose the Menciusthought; His thought is very extensive and profound. Xunzi born in troubled times, hedevoted his whole life to find out the way to achieve national unity and to maintainsocial order, he absorbed various thoughts from different schools critically, furtherdeveloped and enriched the ancient administration thought. He had a significant effecton the establishment and implementation of administrative system in the aftertime.At present, our country is in the critical period of society crisis, the anomieactions often happen in the field of administration. It not only affects the image andefficiency of our government, also relates to the vicissitude of our social morality andnational. Researching on the administration thought has to base on reality and focuson the future, however, the ancient thought also needs to be absorbed effectively andfused critically. In this way, the thoughts of ancient philosophers and politicians willbe a great help to promoting the modern administration of our country.In this article, I will give an overall introduction of Xunzi’s thought, based onstudying the background and basis of its produce, it sums up the main content,principles and characteristics of Xunzi’s administration thought. Then I will gives ahistorical evaluation to the administration thought of Xunzi, and that analyzes itshistorical position, historical progress and historical limitations. To fully understandthe administration thought of Xunzi, it not only needs to know its advantages, alsoneeds to analyze its disadvantages as well, so that Xunzi’s administration thought canbe used better.Through the objective analysis of Xunzi’s administration thought, lotsof outstanding theories can be used to the development of our country’s modernadministration, which will offer many benefits in those, improving the administrativestaff’s quality; building the ‘reigning for the people’ spirit; developing the system ofadministrative system; perfecting selection and evaluation mechanism for theadministrative staff. The administration thought of Xunzi not only had an importantimpact on the unification of country and the maintenance of regime in ancient times, but also will promote the Social development of our country in modern society. It isworth for us to study by heart, to learn its outstanding theories.