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-371–-288 · Chinese Confucian philosopher (372–289 BC)

Also known as: Mengzi, Meng K'e, Meng Tzu, Meng Zi, Meng-tse, Meng-tze

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The Analects present the foundational Confucian ethics of benevolence and ritual that Mencius develops in dialogue form. (AI reason)
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Xunzi
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Offers a rigorous Confucian counterpoint on human nature, self-cultivation and governance in argumentative essays. (AI reason)
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Zhuang Zhou-368–-287
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Warring States philosophical prose rich in anecdote and debate on the good life and human nature. (AI reason)
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Laozi-579–-500
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Classic Chinese meditations on virtue, rulership and harmony with the Way. (AI reason)
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Mozi
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Ethical and political arguments on universal care that Mencius directly engages and contests. (AI reason)
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Zhu Xi1130–1200
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Neo-Confucian commentary that systematizes Mencian ideas of innate goodness and moral cultivation. (AI reason)
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Han Fei
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Warring States political philosophy on statecraft, contrasting Legalist realism with moral government. (AI reason)
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Wang Yangming1472–1529
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Develops Mencius's notion of innate moral knowledge into a philosophy of unity of knowing and acting. (AI reason)
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Dong Zhongshu-178–-103
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Han-era Confucian writings on benevolent rule, human nature and moral cosmology. (AI reason)
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Mo Yu-chih1811–1871
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The Doctrine of the Mean, attributed to him, shares Mencius's focus on sincerity and moral nature. (AI reason)
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