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Xunzi

 
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(born c. 300, Zhao kingdom, China — died c. 230 BCE, Lanling, Chu kingdom) Chinese scholar and philosopher. He belonged to the academy of philosophy in the state of Qi before becoming magistrate of a district in Chu in 255. His major work, the Xunzi, taught that humanity is evil by nature and can become good only through rigorous training. This view provoked much controversy because it opposed the teachings of Mencius, who believed in innate human goodness. Xunzi's teachings were later eclipsed when the Mencius became a Confucian classic. Xunzi is regarded as one of the three great philosophers of the classical period of Confucianism in China.

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