An Initial Exploration of the Connotations of Friendship Values in Xunzi's Thought
The view of friendship in core socialist values contains profound traditional cultural deposits.It is the inheritance and creative development of the traditional view of friendship.Compared with the Confucian view of friendship of Kongzi and Mengzi based on the kindness of human nature,Xunzi,another representative of Confucianism,takes a new approach to discuss his understanding of the traditional Confucian view of friendship from the perspective of evil human nature.His theory on the evilness of human nature shows the root of people's unkind behaviors,namely,"people's being born to get the benefit;"his emphasis on the idea that"one cannot live without a group"reveals the fundamental reason why friendly interpersonal relationships are important;his discussion on"courtesy being the best quality of humanity"describes how friendly interpersonal relationships are regulated and solidified.Reviewing the connotations of Xunzi's thought of friendship values effectively broadens our ideological vision of understanding socialist friendship values.
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