JOURNAL OF CRITICAL REVIEWS ISSN- 2394-5125 VOL 7, ISSUE 06, 2020 XUN KUANG’S PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT Dr. Vo Van Dung, Khanh Hoa University Email:
[email protected] Mobile phone: 0948666159 Abstract Xun Kuang’s philosophical thought was born and developed in a chaotic period in China. His philosophical thought was not an exception when he introduced a new look into his philosophical system which seemed to be old issues, by which he wished to build a better society. Also, Xun Kuang’s doctrine also had a certain influence on his temporary period in which he was living, with his dedication to worldview, epistemology and social views. Though his philosophical views were closely linked with the interests of new aristocratic class, actively defending the rising feudal tyranny at the end of the Warring States period, the achievements in his philosophical system, such as radical atheism in the conception of nature, the development of cognitive theory and logic, and the view of the active role of human activities in world perception and transformation, are a huge step in the history of ancient Chinese philosophy. Keywords: thought, philosophy, Xun Kuang, worldview, methodology. 1. Introduction Xun Kuang is a thinker, an educator and a writer under the Warring States period. He was also a Confucian Guru, the last representative of Confucian thought in the Confucian period, with the preservation of typical works of Confucianism. In his works, he critically summarized the ideological achievements of Xiānqín, building the Confucian ideology, the Faija and other theorists, on the basis of Confucianism which was the subject.