Xunzi

Also known as Xun Kuang, Master Xun

Chinese Confucian philosopher (c. 310 – after 238 BCE)

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Xunzi was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who lived around the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE and developed influential ideas about human nature, ethics, and education within the Confucian tradition. His writings, which emphasize the importance of ritual, learning, and self-cultivation to overcome humanity's natural inclinations toward vice, remain significant in the history of Chinese philosophy.

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Born: 340 B.C.
Died: 245 B.C.
Works: 63

Top works

《商君书》・《荀子》・《韩非子》选注
荀子讀本
無求備齋荀子集成
荀子精華
Readings in classical Chinese philosophy

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5 total works indexed

Xunzi
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Quotes

“The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.”
“In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth.”
“Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.”
“Not having heard of it is not as good as having heard of it. Having heard of it is not as good as having seen it. Having seen it is not as good as knowing it. Knowing it is not as good as putting it into practice. Learning arrives at putting it into practice and then stops.”
“Learning proceeds until death and only then does it stop. ... Its purpose cannot be given up for even a moment. To pursue it is to be human, to give it up to be a beast.”
“The learning of the gentleman enters through his ears, fastens to his heart, spreads through his four limbs, and manifests itself in his actions. ... The learning of the petty person enters through his ears and passes out his mouth. From mouth to ears is only four inches—how could it be enough to improve a whole body much larger than that?”