荀子 인성론과 도덕 기원론의 관계에 대한 비판적 고찰

Abstract

According to Xunzi's human nature theory, Human nature is bad, and it doesn't have any of immanent moral tendency. This idea led to several criticisms such as “Xunzi never understood an inherent source in Confucian's moral sense” or “It doesn't explain the origin of morality” from a later scholars in China. In this paper, i'm going to argue whether these criticisms can be refuted in Xunzi. In fact, the human nature that Xunzi argued doesn't refuse the Human nature's natural feasibility for moral behaviors, rather reveals the necessity for morality. and the sage king who had established morality, although also only has natural tendencies that are no different from ordinary people, but through his experience, he has learned that the temporary maintenance of group survival through a Institutional control can never guarantee lasting social order and active satisfaction. Thus, Based on the proposition “Human nature is Evil”, Xunzi provides a reasonable explanation of why sage king is bount to be noble, and why they have sought to develop the order of "Li" rather than just using at the emphasis of social reward and control policy.