Xun Zi (Xunzi, Hsun Tzu, Hsun-tse, Hsun K'uang, Xun Kuang), c. 325 BC - 238 BC. Early Confucian scholar who led the Chinese philosophical tradition in a rationalistic direction. He argued that human nature is originally bad, and for that reason is often placed in opposition to Mencius, who argued that it is originally good.
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- Xunzi and the Ancient Chinese Philosophical Debate on Human Nature A 2002 article from Anthropoetics, by Herbert Plutschow. Reviews Xunzi's contribution to this debate and its legacy in East Asian thought.
- The School of Hsun Tzu Short article reviewing the history and doctrines of this Confucian tradition. Part of the PHILTAR Overview of World Religions.