荀子有两种明显的自觉意识,一是把人同自然界的禽兽草木区别开来:“水火有气而无生,草木有生而无知,禽兽有知而无义,人有气、有生、有知,亦且有义,故最为天下贵也”(《荀子·王制》以下引《荀子》书只注篇名);“凡生乎天地之间者,有血气之属必有 There are two distinct manifestations of self-awareness in Xunzi. One is to distinguish people from the beasts and trees in nature: “There is no water, no gas, no vegetation, There is knowledge and justice, so it is most expensive in the world. ”(“ Xunzi, ”the following quotations,“ Xunzi, ”only notes articles);" Whoever lives between heaven and earth, there must be a flesh and blood