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@article{ART001473508},
author={황호식},
title={Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires},
journal={JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES},
issn={1229-3806},
year={2010},
number={29},
pages={281-305},
doi={10.26585/chlab.2010..29.013}

TY - JOUR
AU - 황호식
TI - Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires
JO - JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES
PY - 2010
VL - null
IS - 29
PB - CHINESE STUDIES INSTITUTE
SP - 281
EP - 305
SN - 1229-3806
AB - This essay attempts to investigate the relationship between human desires and social norms in Xunzi. It can be stated that Xunzi is one of the first philosophers to take human desires as his major issue and to build his theory in Chinese philosophy. Therefore, to explore Xunzi’s philosophy of human desires is significant since we can have a sense of Eastern philosophies of human desires, especially, in Korean academic circles where Western theories of human desires are mainly on the table. According to my study, Xunzi defines human beings as born with desires and social at the same time. Furthermore, he examines how human beings can achieve peace in a society. As a result, he suggests Confucian ritual norms as a social regulation to nurture human desires and to control human tendency to pursue their desires to the extreme, which can bring strife and disorder to the society. Only when human beings guide their desires in the right way of Confucian ritual norms are they able to lead harmonious lives with each other in the society.
KW - Xunzi;Human desires;Ritual norms;Nurturing desires;Controling desires
DO - 10.26585/chlab.2010..29.013
ER -

황호식. (2010). Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires. JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES, 29, 281-305.

황호식. 2010, "Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires", JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES, no.29, pp.281-305. Available from: doi:10.26585/chlab.2010..29.013

황호식 "Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires" JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES 29 pp.281-305 (2010) : 281.

황호식. Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires. 2010; 29 : 281-305. Available from: doi:10.26585/chlab.2010..29.013

황호식. "Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires" JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES no.29(2010) : 281-305.doi: 10.26585/chlab.2010..29.013

황호식. Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires. JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES, 29, 281-305. doi: 10.26585/chlab.2010..29.013

황호식. Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires. JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES. 2010; 29 281-305. doi: 10.26585/chlab.2010..29.013

황호식. Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires. 2010; 29 : 281-305. Available from: doi:10.26585/chlab.2010..29.013

황호식. "Xunzi's Theory of Social Norms to Regulate Human Desires" JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES no.29(2010) : 281-305.doi: 10.26585/chlab.2010..29.013