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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 disciples.
Better known in China as “Master Meng” (Chinese: Mengzi ), Mencius was a fourth-century BCE Chinese thinker whose importance in the Confucian tradition is second only to that of Confucius himself.
Oct 16, 2004 · Mencius (fourth century BCE) was a Confucian philosopher. Often referred to as the “Second Sage” of Confucianism (meaning second in importance only to Confucius himself), Mencius is best known for his claim that “human nature is good.”
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 for his interpretation, formulation, and dissemination of Confucian concepts.
Jun 18, 2024 · 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.
Notes to Mencius. 1. For a thoughtful overview of recent interpretations of the concept of Heaven, see Cline 2014. Regarding Virtue, see the discussion later in this subsection. 2. For an excellent discussion of the evidence, see Kim and Csikszentmihalyi 2014.
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.).
The philosopher Mencius is probably the one to have furthered the Confucian mission the most out of any other Chinese philosopher of the fourth century BC and thereby inherited the mantle of Confucius himself. In later centuries, Neo-Confucians regarded him as the last sage.
