What does Xunzi advocate?

Xunzi advocated the theory of evil nature, and good human nature was the result of education. In the view of heaven, he put forward the view that "those who master fate and make use of it" will conquer heaven. Xunzi attached great importance to ceremony, and advocated the Confucian thought of kingship, believing that "water can carry a boat and also overturn it".

Xunzi criticized all the schools, but praised Confucius' thought as the best idea of governing the country. Xunzi claimed to be the heir of Confucius, especially the "foreign Wang Xue" who inherited Confucius.

From the standpoint of epistemology, he critically summarized and absorbed hundred schools of thought's theoretical viewpoints, formed a unique view of nature, morality and social history, and summarized the pre-Qin philosophy on this basis.

Xunzi is also known as "Qing". Sun Qing was renamed in the Han Dynasty, a native of Zhao State (now southern Shaanxi) at the end of the Warring States Period, and a famous thinker in the pre-Qin period. Xunzi traveled to Qi in his early years and learned a lot. He served as the "wine sacrifice" of the Xia Ji of the State of Qi for three times.

In about 264 BC, at the invitation of him, he went west to the State of Qin. After that, he returned to Zhao, where he joined Cheng Xiao in front of Linwu Junyi. Later, Xunzi was used by Chu Chunshen as the order of Lanling (now Lanling Town, Cangshan County, Shandong Province). Engaged in teaching and writing in his later years.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Xunzi