Abstract

Continued from the previous papers(Cho, 1994, 1995, 1997a) regarding Hsun Tzu's theories of the relationship between heaven(the universe) and human being, of the human nature, and of the proper conduct(Li, 禮), this article aimed at extracting some psychological lessons from Hsun Tzu's theory of the learning and self-cultivation. Hsun Tzu proposed that man should learn the principles of proper conduct(the U) and accept them as the highest norms for all of his acts, and practice them in everyday life, then he might develop into the state of a sage after all. From Hsun Tzu's theory of learning and self-cultivation like this, the author inferred two research issues and discussed their psychological implications in comparison with the research trends and contents of modern Western psychology: a study on the self-control and a study on the mature(or healthy) personality.