scholarly journals Leadership in Mencius and Xun-zi

2010 ◽  
Vol null (26) ◽  
pp. 61-90
Author(s):  
Jun Byung-Sul
Keyword(s):  
Xun Zi

Confucianism on Political Legitimacy

2019 ◽  
pp. 32-51
Author(s):  
Tongdong Bai
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
The State ◽  
Basic Fact ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Basic Goods ◽  
The People ◽  
Xun Zi ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Political Decisions

This chapter discusses political legitimacy within the Confucian context. It attempts reconcile the early Confucians’ embrace of equality with their defense of hierarchy. The chapter also considers how to reconcile their idea that the legitimacy of the state lies in service to the people, with the idea that it is not the people alone who make the final political decisions. It shows that the lack of capacities of making sound political decisions by the masses cannot result from the failure of the state to secure basic goods, education, and other necessary conditions for people to make sound political decisions, and it has to be the result of a basic fact of human life. That is, in spite of all these governmental efforts that are demanded by them, and in spite of their beliefs that human beings are all potentially equal (Mencius and Xun Zi) or close to being equal (Confucius), early Confucians also took it as a fact of life that the majority of the people cannot actually obtain the capacity necessary to make sound political decisions and participate fully in politics.

《五行》經說分別為子思、孟子所作論: ——兼論郭店楚 簡《五行》篇出土的歷史意義

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 191-198
Author(s):  
陳 來
Keyword(s):  
Present Discussion ◽  
Xun Zi

This article first of all reviews and evaluates the previous studies on the “Five Virtues” chapter (Wuxing Pian《五行篇》) of the Mawangdui Boshu 馬王堆帛書 (the Mawangdui Silk Manuscripts) since the text was excavated in 1973. Based on this effort, the present discussion points out and diagnoses the weaknesses existing in these early studies. Meanwhile, through examination of the newer research on the unearthed Guodian Zhujian 郭店竹簡 (the Guodian Bamboo Strips), the current writing proposes that the textual section (Jingbu〈經部〉) of the Wuxing was written by Zi Si 子思, and the commentary section of it was written by Meng Zi 孟子. Accordingly, the conclusion of this article comes to a suggestion that corresponds to the idea of Xun Zi 荀子who takes that Meng Zi is a follower and advocate of Zi Si, so-called “Zi Si chang zhi, Meng Ke he zhi.子思唱之, 孟軻和之。” (Zi Si starts to sing a song, while Meng Zi joins in it promptly.)

Xun Zi on Ritual and Music

1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Cook
Keyword(s):  
Xun Zi
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