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Mencius: The paradigmatic Confucian intellectual. 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.
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.
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.
Autumn/Winter 2017. By Jin Li. Next to Confucius, the most famous Confucian philosopher is Mencius, who lived between 372 and 289 BCE. This was smack in the middle of China’s Warring States period, when rulers were waging brutal, endless wars to enlarge their territories.
The Mencius (Chinese: 孟子; pinyin: Mèngzǐ; Old Chinese: *mˤraŋ-s tsəʔ) is a collection of conversations, anecdotes, and series of genuine and imagined interviews by the Confucian philosopher Mencius.
Mencius (Chinese 孟子, transliterated Meng Zi, most accepted dates: 371 – 289 B.C.E.; other possible dates: 385 – 303/302 B.C.E.) was a Chinese philosopher and follower of Confucianism who argued that humans are naturally moral beings but are corrupted by society.
Mencius: Translation, Notes, and Commentary. Part of Project: Robert Eno's Translations of the Analects and Mencius.
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