荀子名辩思想探析

Exploring Xunzi's Thoughts of Name-discrimination

荀子认知思想为其正名思想之基础,名、辞为构成辩说的组成元素;名辩思想强调合宜表达、有效的沟通,是以约定俗成为重要原则,目的在于建立以礼义为客观规范的有序社会。名辩思想,涉及认知主体的能力、认知的对象、认知的过程、名的性质与作用、制名的原则与方法、辩说的态度、判准与方法等相关问题的探讨。荀子的名辩思想在其理论结构中,占有重要的地位。

The cognition thought is the base of Xunzi＇s thought of name-discrimination while name and discourse are the factors of theory of discrimination.Thought of name-discrimination focuses on appropriate expression and effective communication,among which to be conventional is the main principle and its aim is to construct an orderly society with Confucian rules.Thought of name-discrimination is related to the competence,object,process of cognitive subject,the characteristic and function of name,the principle and methods of naming,the attitude,standard and ways of discrimination and relative questions.It plays a key role in Xunzi＇s theory.