Xun Kuang
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Xun Kuang, better known as Xunzi, was an influential Warring States–period Confucian philosopher noted for his belief in the innate badness of human nature and the importance of ritual and education.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Xun | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Confucian philosopher
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Warring States–period figure ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| activeIn | Jixia Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | State of Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine |
emphasis on deliberate effort (wei)
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human nature is bad ⓘ importance of education ⓘ importance of ritual (li) ⓘ role of sage-kings in moral transformation ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Jixia Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Hsün Tzu
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Xun Qing NERFINISHED ⓘ Xunzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Han Fei
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Legalist philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Li Si NERFINISHED ⓘ later Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Confucius
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Mencius NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhuangzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
ethics
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philosophical anthropology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ ritual theory ⓘ |
| movement |
Chinese philosophy
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Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Xunzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | libationer at the Jixia Academy ⓘ |
| tradition | Ru (Confucian) tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnHeaven | Heaven is amoral and follows constant patterns ⓘ |
| viewOnLanguage | importance of rectification of names (zhengming) ⓘ |
| viewOnLaw | advocated clear standards and punishments under moral guidance ⓘ |
| viewOnMusic | music as means of moral cultivation ⓘ |
| viewOnRitual | ritual as tool to transform desires ⓘ |
| workLocation |
State of Chu
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State of Qi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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