xunzi human nature evil
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Key Takeaway: Xunzi famously argued that human nature (性 xing) is inherently evil or crude — born with selfish desires that must be transformed through education, ritual, and law.
Xunzi famously argued that human nature (性 xing) is inherently evil or crude — born with selfish desires that must be transformed through education, ritual, and law. This directly opposed Mencius's view that human nature is inherently good. • Born close. Grown apart. • Is this not a pleasure?
As Confucius taught in the Analects and as the Confucian tradition of virtue and self-cultivation holds, Xunzi famously argued that human nature (性 xing) is inherently evil or crude — born with selfish desires that must be transformed through education, ritual, and law.
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xunzi human nature evil
Xunzi famously argued that human nature (性 xing) is inherently evil or crude — born with selfish desires that must be transformed through education, ritual, and law..
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This directly opposed Mencius's view that human nature is inherently good..
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Xunzi famously argued that human nature (性 xing) is inherently evil or crude — born with selfish desires that must be transformed through education, ritual, and law..
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This directly opposed Mencius's view that human nature is inherently good..
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Xunzi famously argued that human nature (性 xing) is inherently evil or crude — born with selfish desires that must be transformed through education, ritual, and law..