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Mencius ( / ˈmɛnʃiəs / MEN-shee-əs ); [2] born Meng Ke ( Chinese: 孟軻 ); or Mengzi ( Chinese: 孟子; 12 March 372 BC– 21 December 290 BC) was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who has often been described as the "second Sage" ( 亞聖 ), that is, second to Confucius himself. He is part of Confucius' fourth generation of ...
Today contemporary philosophical interest in evolutionary psychology and sociobiology has inspired fresh appraisals of Mencius, while recent philological studies question the coherence and authenticity of the text that bears his name.
Oct 16, 2004 · “Mencius” is a Latinization (coined by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century) of the Chinese “Mengzi,” meaning Master Meng. His full name was “Meng Ke.” Our main access to Mencius’s thinking is through the eponymous collection of his dialogues, debates, and sayings, the Mengzi (Mencius).
Mencius was an early Chinese philosopher whose development of orthodox Confucianism earned him the title “second sage.” Chief among his basic tenets was an emphasis on the obligation of rulers to provide for the common people.
Jul 8, 2020 · Mencius (l. 372-289 BCE, also known as Mang-Tze or Mang-Tzu) was a Confucian philosopher during The Warring States Period in China (c. 481-221 BCE) and is considered the greatest after Confucius himself...
Jun 18, 2024 · Confucianism - Mencius, Philosophy, Ethics: Mencius is known as the self-styled transmitter of the Confucian Way. Educated first by his mother and then allegedly by a student of Confucius’s grandson, Mencius brilliantly performed his role as a social critic, a moral philosopher, and a political activist.
Mencius , Chinese Mengzi or Meng-tzu orig. Meng K’o, (born c. 372—died c. 289 bc ), Chinese philosopher. The book Mencius contains statements on innate human goodness, a topic warmly debated by followers of Confucius up to modern times.
Traditionally, Mencius is said to have lived from 372–289 BCE (Legge 1970, 16). However, many recent scholars put his lifetime about twenty years earlier. D.C. Lau concludes, “There is no convincing evidence, as far as one can see, for any events recorded in the Mencius happening before 319 B.C.” (Lau 1970, 10).
Oct 16, 2004 · Mencius (fourth century B.C.) sought to defend the teachings of Confucius (sixth to fifth century B.C.) against other influential movements of thought, especially those associated with Mozi (fifth century B.C.) and Yang Zhu (fifth to fourth century B.C.).
Everything was up for grabs, and thinkers of the time fiercely debated the best systems of politics, social and family structures, and the meaning of art and life. Mencius lived in the state of Qi, one of the most powerful in China—and the last the Qin state conquered before the unification of China in 221 BCE.
