荀子名实观探微

荀子的名实观主要是对孔子正名主义的继承，同时也受到名辩学派的影响。荀子认为，“名”的实质是“期累实”；其作用是“明贵贱”、“辩同异”；重视“名”的分类，并对“乱名擅作”进行了批判，形成了“依实定名”的唯物主义名实观。

On Xunzi's

Xunzi's “Fame”and “Object” viewpoints is inherited from Confucius's fame－correction and also influenced by the school of fame－arguers. According to Xunzi , the object of “Fame” is qileishi－accumulating objects together and then generalizing them; its function is mingguijian－distinguishing the difference between noble and humble, as well as bietongyi－distinguishing the difference between similarity and difference. Xunzi also attached great importance to the classification of fame. He criticized luanmingshanzuo－granting fame arbitrarily and therefore formed his “fame and object” viewpoints of materialism: yishidingming-granting fame according to object.