Mencius
Also known as: Mengzi, Meng Zi
372–289 BCE
孟
子
Mèng
zǐ
School of Mencius
Principal defender of the innate goodness of human nature. Argued that all possess four "sprouts" (sìduān) of virtue. Traditionally said to have studied with disciples of Zǐsī, not Zǐsī directly. His work was included in the Four Books.
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Mencius
(~300 BCE)