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Mencius

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Men·ci·us  (mnsh-s) Originally Meng·zi (mngdz) Fourth century b.c.
Chinese Confucian philosopher who taught that people are innately good and that one's nature can be enhanced or perverted by one's environment.
Mencius [ˈmɛnʃɪəs -ʃəs]
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(Biographies / Mencius (?372 bc-?289 bc) M, Chinese, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) Chinese name Mengzi or Meng-tze. ?372-?289 bc, Chinese philosopher, who propounded the ethical system of Confucius


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"That in which men differ from brute beasts," says Mencius, "is a thing very inconsiderable; the common herd lose it very soon; superior men preserve it carefully.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
The Chinese Mencius has not been the least successful in his generalization.
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