Dispute of Good or Evil:the Dividing Line of Human Nature outlook between Mengzi and Xunzi

Human nature is one of the major issues of the ancient Chinese philosophy,the discussion of the subject affect the outlook of the Confucian theory of ideological change,the opposing point of view of human nature of Mencius and Xunzi more enriched the connotation of the pre-Qin Confucianism.After the Qin and Han Dynasties,due to the intervention of political factors,Confucius and Mencius has gradually become the mainstream thinking,and Xunzi's thinking became more marginal.Today we will look at this issue,whether the people are basically good or evil of human nature has become less important,it is important to uphold what they are acquired for their own moral system,which has the most educational meaning for us at the material times.