This term refers to maintaining moral integrity. It comes from the book Xunzi. Xunzi (313?-238 BC) believed that one could improve his moral cultivation through constant study. However, the impact of external factors could cause moral lapse. Hence Xunzi attached great importance to maintaining moral integrity. This means that one should always be g…
A person who repeatedly acts immorally will only end up in total failure. Buyi (不 义) is an act which violates the principles of yi (义 righteousness). Righteousness is the moral code broadly accepted by a society； it is synonymous with yi (宜 propriety), meaning the observance of what is fit and proper. The Chinese have championed righteousness s…
Human nature has nothing to do with good or evil, which is a view held by ancient Chinese people. The philosopher Gaozi in the Warring States Period was one of the advocates of this “neither good nor evil” theory. Here, human nature refers to the in-born attributes of a human being. According to Gaozi, a person’s inherent desires directed to the…
The purposes of the Project are to select the concepts in Chinese culture and thought that reflect the characteristics of the country's traditional culture and the Chinese people's way of thinking, and that embody the core values of China.
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