Confucian Realist
Xunzi
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A Confucian philosopher who argued, against Mencius, that human nature is bad and becomes good only through ritual, learning and effort.
Key work: Xunzi
“Not having learned it is not as good as having learned it; having learned it is not as good as having seen it carried out; having seen it is not as good as understanding it; understanding it is not as good as doing it.”
Key ideas, in brief (in our words)
Goodness is made, as warped wood is straightened.
Learning must never stop.
Ritual shapes desire into order.
Read more: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Straightening the Wood
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