Study on Five Kinds of"Wende"in Tsinghua Wuji Manuscript
The author of Wuji attempts to construct a centralized,all encompassing,well-organized,and unique cosmic landscape based on the consciousness of national governance and central monarchy.The construction of a moral system is a necessary part of this.In terms of the subject,the virtues in Wuji can be basically divided into two categories:"people's virtue"and"monarch's virtue".In terms of nature,it can be basically divided into two categories:"virtuous behavior"and"virtuous government".The five"Wende"mainly refer to the"people's virtues",manifested as"virtuous behavior",embodied as external rules and standards,to help achieve a well-organized and orderly universe order with its own position.The five"Wende"do not focus on the generation and education of moral character in an ethical sense,but mainly emphasize the role and function in a political sense.