| #203119 in Books | Xunzi Burton Watson | 2003-04-15 | 2003-05-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.46 x5.25l,.49 | File type: PDF | 160 pages | Xunzi Basic Writings||16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.| Confucian thought continued|By wiredweird|Xunzi followed Mencius, Confucius, and the other better-known names of Chinese philosphical history. He represents an interesting departure from them, though.
He holds the same high regard for order, hierarchy, and ritual as the earlier Confucians. He combines it with some of the thinking from other schools, though. He flir
Xunzi asserted that the original nature of man is evil, differing on this point from Mencius, his famous predecessor in the Confucian school. In the most complete, well-ordered philosophical system of his day, Xunzi advocated the counteraction of man's evil through self-improvement, the pursuit of learning, the avoidance of obsession, and observance of ritual in life. Readers familiar with Xunzi's work will find that Burton Watson's lucid translation breathes new life in...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Xunzi: Basic Writings (Translations from the Asian Classics) | Xunzi. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
