Xunzi
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Chinese writer
Confucian
Confucian philosopher
Warring States period person
ancient Chinese philosopher
Xunzi was an influential ancient Chinese Confucian philosopher known for his belief in the inherent badness of human nature and the necessity of ritual and education to cultivate virtue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xunzi canonical | 9 |
| Xunzi (text and doctrine of evil human nature) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese writer
ⓘ
Confucian ⓘ Confucian philosopher ⓘ Warring States period person ⓘ ancient Chinese philosopher ⓘ |
| birthName |
Xun Kuang
ⓘ
Xun Qing ⓘ |
| century | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| chineseName | 荀子 ⓘ |
| country |
Qi
ⓘ
state of Qin ⓘ
surface form:
Qin
Zhao ⓘ |
| courtesyName |
Qing
ⓘ
Qingzi ⓘ |
| emphasizedConcept |
deliberate effort
ⓘ
education ⓘ fa (standards, models) ⓘ li (ritual) ⓘ yi (rightness) ⓘ |
| era | Warring States period ⓘ |
| familyName |
Xun Kuang
ⓘ
surface form:
Xun
|
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName |
Kuang
ⓘ
Qing ⓘ |
| influenced |
Han Fei
ⓘ
Legalist philosophy ⓘ Li Si ⓘ later Confucianism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Confucius
ⓘ
Mencius ⓘ Zisi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
doctrine that human nature is bad
ⓘ
emphasis on education to cultivate virtue ⓘ emphasis on ritual as a tool for moral cultivation ⓘ systematic Confucian philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| name | Xunzi self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Xunzi self-link ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
ⓘ
scholar ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Confucianism
ⓘ
Fa school ⓘ
surface form:
Ru school
|
| positionOnHumanNature |
goodness is the result of conscious activity
ⓘ
human nature is bad ⓘ |
| region | Ancient China ⓘ |
| student |
Han Fei
ⓘ
Li Si ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Han Fei
ⓘ
Li Si ⓘ |
| tradition | Chinese philosophy ⓘ |
| work | Xunzi self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Xunzi (text and doctrine of evil human nature)