Human Sentiment in Political Essays Written by Ouyang Xiu and Su Shi
The concepts of human sentiment of Ouyang Xiu and Su Shi were based on the Confucian theory of temperament.Ouyang Xiu replaced"human nature"with"sentiment"and paid attention to the cultivation of hu-man affairs,and Su Shi further took"human nature"as"sentiment"and uphold the holistic viewpoint on integra-tion of"human nature"and"sentiment".In their political essays,their concepts of human sentiment are manifes-ted as the purpose of"cultivating human affairs consistent with customs"and"adhering to natural laws consistent with human sentiment",the way of governing the people with"generosity"with"gradual education"and"benefit"with"righteousness",and the way of treating the people with"thoughtfulness of the superiors"and"intimacy be-tween people with equal social position".