荀子的鉴史思想

Xuncius's Ideas of Using Antiquity as a Mirror

吸取历史上治乱兴衰的经验教训是荀子鉴史思想的立足点。其内容主要有“法后王”、“以近知远”、“详近略远”及在此基础之上坚持“礼治”为本等。

The standpoint of Xuncius's ideas of using antiquity as a mirror is to get the experience of prospering a country. The ideas include learning from the kings of recent antiquity, predicting the future according to the past and present similar situation, making detailed study on recent history but not neglecting remote antiquity, and ruling a country by propriety.