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A radical thinker, Xunzi disagreed with Mencius on human nature. For him men are naturally evil. From this inverse assumption, he yet reached the same Mencian conclusion: moral education is paramount for society to function, and the ruler should be meritorious, protecting the people. This makes Xunzi a Confucianist, though Han Fei and Li Si, his students, were to subvert Confucian principles.
From Xunzi, Mingyuan Hu selects and translates three treatises, ‘Men Are Naturally Evil, Their Goodness a Matter of Cultivation’, ‘Human Demeanour, All Too Human Demeanour, Not at All Becoming’ and ‘Water Carries the Boat; Water Overturns the Boat’, illustrating his argument.
This book is part of the Erstwhile Series.
£10.99
| Author: Xunzi 荀子 |
| Translator: Mingyuan Hu |
| Publisher: Hermits United |
| Release Date: 1 August 2023 |
| Series: Erstwhile |
| Genre: Prose |
| Language: English; traditional Chinese |
| Pages: 64 |
| Dimensions: 111 x 150 mm |
| Format: Paperback |
| ISBN: 978-1-7391156-2-3 |
