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Xunzi
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Chinese Confucian philosopher (c. 310 – after 238 BCE)
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Zhao
- Place of birth
- Zhao
- Place of death
- Chu
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Religion
- Confucianism
- Notable work
- Xunzi
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Portrait of Xun Zi.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0313-00-00
- student
- Li Si
- date of death
- 0230-00-00
- described by source
- Records of the Grand Historian
- ethnic group
- Han Chinese people
- floruit
- 0300-00-00
- name in native language
- 荀況
- nickname
- 荀卿
- Commons category
- Xun Kuang
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
Alternative Chinese name Traditional Chinese荀子 Simplified Chinese荀子
Hanyu PinyinXúnzǐ
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