英文摘要
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Confucius, Mencius and Xun Zi all stressed the importance of li (rite, propriety). Though Confucius and Mencius had their own special doctrines of li, Xun Zi was still the first philosopher in Chinese history that systematically addressed the issue of ”li.” In the book, Xun Zi, li occurred 320 times, only next to the 479 times of ”Zhi” (knowing, intellect) and the 330 times of ”tao.” In accordance with Xun Zi, this paper organizes the structure of Xun Zi's doctrine of li: first, the origin of li; second, the three levels of the meanings of li; third, li equipped yi as the essence of li; and fourth, the wen of li. Finally, we inquire whether Xun Zi's li is suitable essence of human beings in response to the opinions of contemporary scholars.
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