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On the Pre-Qin Days Confucian Theory of Human Nature

Jie Wang

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Confucius is considered as the first person to propose the Confucian Theory of pre-Qin days,but the theory of universal human nature is actually established by Zisi.Mencius makes further improvements of the ideologyEveryone can be the saints YAO and SHUN,and also provides the basis for Mind/Nature theory.The whole ideology of Shishuo and other persons remains unknown for quite a long time.But the newly unearthed book of Chu State titledHumanity Stems from Lifein Guodian fills the vacuum in that it not only reveals the specific content about the theory of good and evil,but also bridges the ideological link between Zisi and Mencius.This enables the whole research on Confucian Theory on Human Nature of pre-Qin days to be feasible.

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Confucius is considered as the first person to propose the Confucian Theory of pre-Qin days,but the theory of universal human nature is actually established by Zisi.Mencius makes further improvements of the ideologyEveryone can be the saints YAO and SHUN,and also provides the basis for Mind/Nature theory.The whole ideology of Shishuo and other persons remains unknown for quite a long time.But the newly unearthed book of Chu State titledHumanity Stems from Lifein Guodian fills the vacuum in that it not only reveals the specific content about the theory of good and evil,but also bridges the ideological link between Zisi and Mencius.This enables the whole research on Confucian Theory on Human Nature of pre-Qin days to be feasible.

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Confucius is considered as the first person to propose the Confucian Theory of pre-Qin days,but the theory of universal human nature is actually established by Zisi.Mencius makes further improvements of the ideologyEveryone can be the saints YAO and SHUN,and also provides the basis for Mind/Nature theory.The whole ideology of Shishuo and other persons remains unknown for quite a long time.But the newly unearthed book of Chu State titledHumanity Stems from Lifein Guodian fills the vacuum in that it not only reveals the specific content about the theory of good and evil,but also bridges the ideological link between Zisi and Mencius.This enables the whole research on Confucian Theory on Human Nature of pre-Qin days to be feasible.

Key concepts: Ideology, Philosophy, Content (measure theory), Epistemology, State (computer science), Legalism (Western philosophy), Law, Politics

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