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Xunzi - If inborn human tendencies are evil, how are we supposed to rectify ourselves?
From what I read on Xunzi, humans need education and ethical norms in order to remove their natural evil. Since masters are humans giving education to their disciples there appears to be a logical error, because it would be impossible to have…
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Which form of human nature, Renxing, do you think is more logical?
In Chinese philosophy, there are 2 main views of human nature, also known as renxing, as proposed by Mengzi and Xunzi. I want to know which philosophy seems more logical or correct.
Mengzi says that human nature is generally neutral, and that…
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