"Xunzi" Thoughts Of Etiquette And Law

Xun Zi was the last master of Confucianism,he realized that the lack of the Confucian and the effect of legalist in social and political,so he fused the Confucian rite and Legalist law,formed a unique thought of etiquette and law.Then emphasis on etiquette and law became the important theory of ruling the country,and had a profound impact on the traditional social governance in China,even a model for the construction of China.Xun Zi's thought of etiquette and law on the basis of the view of heaven and human separated by heaven and man and the theory of human nature about human nature is originally bad.He thought that nature of heaven and human is not the same,people have the initiative in the face of nature,they can understand and grasp the law of nature for his own use;and people have instinctive physiological and psychological desires,if we don't control them,we will have bad results,so it is necessary to control the nature of the later education to develop one's own behavior in a good direction.Xun Zi's thought has the significance of raising,separating and dividing,and they are also the essence of his thoughts,permeating all aspects of social life.The governance of the state,the production and operation activities,the standard of people living,they all follow etiquette.Etiquette is the rule of the country and the life of the people.Among the etiquette and law,take the etiquette as the root,etiquette is the rule of law.Etiquette first,law second,law is produced by etiquette and the content of etiquette,etiquette is the master of law.When we govern the country,we should pay attention to etiquette and law at the same time.Etiquette is a flexible means,and law is a coercive measure.Etiquette can be used as the principle of law,the law can be used as a guarantee of etiquette and can make up for the lack of etiquette.If you pay attention to etiquette and despise the law,then the country will be confused;if you value the law and despise the etiquette,then the country will be destroyed,so you need to pay attention to etiquette and law at the same time to make the country peace and prosperity.When we implement laws,we must not be careless.For illegal offenses,we must focus on education first,and then punish them according to the circumstances of the crime.Xun Zi's thought of etiquette and law emphasizes the importance of the monarchy,and he thinks the power of the monarch is supreme.The key of the monarchy to govern the country lies in his status and power.Xun Zi's thought promoted the formation of Chinese traditional political system,and Dong Zhongshu also inherited and developed his thought to make the Confucian thought became the orthodox thought of the Chinese traditional society,and the Confucianism became the official theory of the traditional society.Xun Zi's thought also plays an important and inspiring role in the construction of China's legal society.Morality and law are closely linked,and morality can supplement the lack of law,and the law can guarantee the realization of morality.The use of morality to govern the state can make the behavior of a person conform to the rules,and to govern the state by law can reduce the act of breaking the law.Therefore,it is necessary to maintain the balance between the rule of law and the rule of morality in order to achieve the development and stability of the country.Xun Zi's thought is the wealth of Chinese traditional culture.Though his thought has some shortcomings,we need to divide Xun Zi's thoughts into two parts,take the essence and remove the dross,and play his due role in Chinese society.