荀子强调以礼治国，提倡按社会能力划分社会成员等级然后承担不同社会事务，认为这样就会出现“职分而民不探，次定而序不乱”的社会大治局面；认为按能力划分社会成员等级的群体一旦形成，人类向自然索取的能力也会加强，便会出现“人定胜天”的效果。%The famous thinker of the Warring State Xun Zi offered to role country by rite, and according to different social abilities to divide the people into different grades to undertake different social affairs. In this way can a social great order be formed in which the people would not doubt if the duties was arranged, and the order would not be disturbed if the sequence is set. And he also believed that once the grades of the social members were formed, human's demanding ability from the nature would be strengthened, and the effect of "people can conquer nature" would be formed.
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