荀子是先秦继孔、孟而起的最后一位儒学大师 ,也是中国哲学研究的焦点人物之一。选择这类前人已有广泛涉猎的课题 ,对研究者的理论创新能力 ,不能不说是一个挑战。近读《荀子与儒家的社会理想》一书 ,感觉无论在切入角度的选择上 ,还是在对现代学术观念的借鉴与运用上 ,抑或材 Xunzi is the last master of Confucianism in Qin Dynasty following Confucianism and MENG Qi. It is also one of the focal points in the study of Chinese philosophy. The choice of such predecessors has been extensively covered subject, of the theoretical innovation ability of researchers, can not be said to be a challenge. The recent reading of “Social Ideal of Xunzi and Confucianism,” a book, feeling both in the choice of entry point, or in the modern concept of learning and use of learning, or material