Ancient Chinese Philosophy - Mencius on Human Nature

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Ibolya Horváth
by Wireless Philosophy
published on 07 July 2020

What is human nature? Is human nature good or bad? Can human nature be good even if the world contains some notably bad people? Matthew Walker (Yale-NUS College) looks at the views of the early Confucian thinker Mengzi (Mencius).

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Philosophy, W. (2020, July 07). Ancient Chinese Philosophy - Mencius on Human Nature. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2064/ancient-chinese-philosophy---mencius-on-human-natu/

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