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Conference Paper: Two Visions of Confucianism: Mencius and Xunzi
| Title | Two Visions of Confucianism: Mencius and Xunzi |
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| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2016 |
| Citation | International Conference on Pre-Qin Thinkers: Philosophical Thoughts and Debates, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 15-16 December 2016 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | Mencius and Xunzi are both great Confucian thinkers after Confucius, yet on popular reading at least they take on divergent interpretations of Confucianism. In particular they have seemingly contradictory positions regarding the nature of human beings (renxing 人性 or ren zhi xing 人之性), with Mencius saying renxing is good while Xunzi saying ren zhi xing is bad. Nonetheless, both of them regard
themselves as stern defenders or even champions of Confucianism of their times. Yet what are the bases of their self‐image of being a true Confucian? What are their respective conceptions of Confucianism that they endeavor to defend and to further develop? Are such two conceptions of Confucianism really conflicting, or are rather complementary? In this paper I compare the two thinkers and evaluate their contributions to Confucianism. It is hoped that such a comparative study will not only
shed further light on Confucianism but also promote our understanding of Mencius and Xunzi. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/246224 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Tang, SF | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-18T02:24:43Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2017-09-18T02:24:43Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | International Conference on Pre-Qin Thinkers: Philosophical Thoughts and Debates, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 15-16 December 2016 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/246224 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Mencius and Xunzi are both great Confucian thinkers after Confucius, yet on popular reading at least they take on divergent interpretations of Confucianism. In particular they have seemingly contradictory positions regarding the nature of human beings (renxing 人性 or ren zhi xing 人之性), with Mencius saying renxing is good while Xunzi saying ren zhi xing is bad. Nonetheless, both of them regard themselves as stern defenders or even champions of Confucianism of their times. Yet what are the bases of their self‐image of being a true Confucian? What are their respective conceptions of Confucianism that they endeavor to defend and to further develop? Are such two conceptions of Confucianism really conflicting, or are rather complementary? In this paper I compare the two thinkers and evaluate their contributions to Confucianism. It is hoped that such a comparative study will not only shed further light on Confucianism but also promote our understanding of Mencius and Xunzi. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | International Conference on Pre-Qin Thinkers: Philosophical Thoughts and Debates | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 「先秦諸子的哲學與交鋒」國際學術會議 | - |
| dc.title | Two Visions of Confucianism: Mencius and Xunzi | - |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Tang, SF: tangsf@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Tang, SF=rp01153 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 276869 | - |