HIST 141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Human Nature
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Dao the order of nature, people, state, morality on how people are, flow of the cosmos and world, other antics to come in depend on the dao. Ren gives innate empathy that the ruler has. Xunzi had an alternative view that human nature is evil, law , social and political order, cosmic order. Mencius: yi-capacity for shame, compassion, ren-humanness, well field system, mandate of heaven. Yi- understanding there is a right and a wrong. We are born good but have to practice it. Leader overthrown just reason for leader being overthrown. Well field system-economic practice as well limit of state to tax people. All people have their own field (cid:271)ut all share o(cid:374)e field the o(cid:374)l(cid:455) field the state (cid:272)a(cid:374) ta(cid:454). Do(cid:374)e so state (cid:272)a(cid:374) t have u(cid:374)li(cid:373)ited resour(cid:272)es fro(cid:373) the people. Xunzi- human nature is evil reading, indulging/ desires, sin principle refinement, ritual society.
