人性论是荀子思想的重要内容,也是学术界争论的热点,存在着性恶、性朴之争,以及调和二者的观点。但以上做法均对《荀子》文本做静态的理解,往往取《荀子》某一篇作为立论的根据,而排斥观点相反的其他各篇,或将不同篇的内容强行统一在一起。其实荀子一生可分为居赵、游齐、退居兰陵三个阶段,其人性论思想经历了一个发展变化的过程,《荀子》各篇也是在不同时期完成的,记录的是荀子不同时期的看法,故《荀子》各篇观点不尽一致,甚至存在一定的矛盾和冲突,是十分自然的。根据内容及成 The theory of human nature is an important part of Xunzi’s thought. It is also a hot topic in the academic debate. There is a dispute between sexism and simplicity, as well as reconciling the two. However, all the above practices do a static understanding of the text of Xunzi, and often take a certain article of Xunzi as the basis for its argument, reject other articles with opposite opinions, or force and unify the contents of different articles. In fact, Xunzi’s life can be divided into three stages: Habitat Zhao, Tour Qi and Lan Ling. The thought of human nature has undergone a process of development and change. The articles of Xunzi are also completed in different periods, Therefore, it is quite natural that the opinions of Xunzi are different from each other, and even some contradictions and conflicts exist. According to the content and into