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Mencius
Mencius
Mencius argues with kings and rival philosophers, and grounds morality in the spontaneous impulse to save a child falling into a well.
Why you should read this
One of the Four Books of Confucianism, presenting Mencius's arguments for innate human goodness against rival views current in the Warring States period. Central to the Confucian canon and usually read after the Analects rather than as a first introduction.
- Field
- Philosophy
- Form
- Non-fiction
- Published
- 300 BCE
- Themes
- Eastern PhilosophyPhilosophy
