A Textual Research and Argumentation on "Xiang Yuan"

The concept of xiang yuan was in the center of the Confucian moral theory.The attitude of Confucius to the question of xiang yuan showed his demand and expectation on the consistency of internal heart and extrinsic exhibition.At the same time,the criticism on xiang yuan is one of his maneuvers on moral induce.Confucius hoped that the universally executed moral world will come true,but he thought that the nature of humankind is different,so he distinctively treated them,and resulted in the limitation in his theory.