性善论 explained
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Key Takeaway: Mencius's doctrine that human nature is inherently good.
Mencius's doctrine that human nature is inherently good. People are born with the Four Seeds of virtue (ren, yi, li, zhi), which must be cultivated to flourish.
As Confucius taught in the Analects and as the Confucian tradition of virtue and self-cultivation holds, Mencius's doctrine that human nature is inherently good.
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