荀子的思想，長久以來，有些地構可以說或多或少為學者所誤解，如性惡說、非子思、孟子等等；而後世雖孟、荀並稱，但荀子在儒學的天地裏，地位似乎始終不及孟子，凡此，總得尋求一個合理的解釋。今透過閱讀荀子重要篇章，理解荀子一書的內容、思想特色，及其在儒學中應有的地位。授課的主要內容：就荀子的主要思想，如：天、性、心、禮、政治、教育、正名等面向作系統性的論述。教學目標是期望同學能對各面向的課題，作多層面、多角度的探討，培養拓展其在思想上具備更靈活、細緻、深入的思考模式，為應該日後詭譎多變的社會環境、時代局勢做好妥善的準備。

Xunzi's thoughts over the long period of time have been said to be more or less misunderstood by scholars, such as the saying of nature, falsehood, Mencius, etc.; while in later generations, Xunzi's status in the world of Confucianism seemed to be no longer as good as that of Mencius. In all this, we must always seek a reasonable explanation. Now, through reading the important chapters of Xunzi, I understand the content, ideological characteristics of Xunzi's book, and its proper status in Confucianism. The main content of the course: Xunzi's main ideas, such as: heaven, nature, heart, gift, politics, education, and name correction, etc., to make systematic statements. The teaching goal is to hope that students can conduct multi-level and multi-angle explorations on various topics, cultivate and expand their thinking to have a more flexible, detailed and in-depth thinking model, and make proper preparations for the multi-changing social environment and contemporary situation in the future.

(1) 王先謙：《荀子集解》(世界)
(2) 梁啟雄：《荀子簡釋》(華正)
(3) 李滌生：《荀子集釋》(學生)

(1) Wang Xianxiu: "Xunzi Collection of Interpretations" (World)
(2) Liang Qixiong: "Xunzi Summary" (Hua Zheng)
(3) Li Huangsheng: "Xunzi Collection" (student)