Xunzi asserted that the original nature of man is evil, differing on this point from Mencius, his famous predecessor in the Confucian school. In the most complete, well-ordered philosophical system of his day, Xunzi advocated the...
Confucianism
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- Author:Prothero, Stephen R.Summary:
In this course, Boston University professor Stephen Prothero cultivates literacy in the principal religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism.
- Author:Mo, DiSummary:
Mozi (fifth century B.C.) was an important political and social thinker and formidable rival of the Confucianists. He advocated universal love -- his most important doctrine according to which all humankind should be loved and treated...
