Xunzi 荀子

An early master with text of the same name

• 唐楊倞注 Notes by Yang Jing of Tang
• 荀子序 楊倞 Preface by Yang Jing
• 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study
• 修身篇第二 Chapter 2: Cultivation
• 不苟篇第三 Chapter 3: Nothing Carelessly
• 榮辱篇第四 Chapter 4: Honor and Disgrace
• 非相篇第五 Chapter 5: Do not Judge by Appearances
• 非十二子篇第六 Chapter 6: Against the Twelve Masters
• 仲尼篇第七 Chapter 7: Confucius
• 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians
• 王制篇第九 Chapter 9: Royal Regulations
• 富國篇第十 Chapter 10: Enriching the State
• 王霸篇第十一 Chapter 11: Rulers and Tyrants
• 君道篇第十二 Chapter 12: The Way of the Sovereign
• 臣道篇第十三 Chapter 13: The Way of the Statesman
• 致士篇第十四 Chapter 14: Recruiting Men of Worth
• 議兵篇第十五 Chapter 15: A Debate on use of the Miltary
• 彊國篇第十六 Chapter 16: A Powerful State
• 天論篇第十七 Chapter 17: Discussion on Heaven
• 正論篇第十八 Chapter 18: Discussion on Proper Judgements
• 禮論篇第十九 Chapter 19: Discussion on Ceremony
• 樂論篇第二十 Chapter 20: Discussion on Music
• 解蔽篇第二十一 Chapter 21: Dispelling Obsession
• 正名篇第二十二 Chapter 22: Correcting Names
• 性惡篇第二十三 Chapter 23: Human Nature is Evil
• 君子篇第二十四 Chapter 24: Lords
• 成相篇第二十五 Chapter 25: Working Songs
• 賦篇第二十六 Chapter 26: Fu Poetry
• 大略篇第二十七 Chapter 27: Great Summary
• 宥坐篇第二十八 Chapter 28: The Right Hand Vessel
• 子道篇第二十九 Chapter 29: The Way of the Son
• 法行篇第三十 Chapter 30: Model and Conduct
• 哀公篇第三十一 Chapter 31: Duke Ai
• 堯問篇第三十二 Chapter 32: Yao Asks

Source

Wikisource, accessed 2018-05-05, https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/荀子.

English translations

1. Hutton, Eric L. 2014, Xunzi 荀子: The Complete Text, Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.
2. Watson, Burton 2003, Xunzi: Basic Writings, New York: Columbia University Press.

Discussion

1. Denecke, Wiebke 2017, 'Chapter 14: Masters (Zi 子),' in Denecke, Wiebke, Wai-Yee Li, and Xiaofei Tian (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Classical Chinese Literature (1000 BCE-900CE), New York: Oxford University Press, p. 203.

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