This philosopher held that men have an innate predisposition to goodness revealed in the instinctive reaction of anyone who sees a child about to fall into a well, and argued that a truly moral ruler would receive the spontaneous support of the people, an important idea during the Warring States period during which he lived.
This philosopher held that men have an innate predisposition to goodness revealed in the instinctive reaction of anyone who sees a child about to fall into a well, and argued that a truly moral ruler would receive the spontaneous support of the people, an important idea during the Warring States period during which he lived. Taught by Confucius' grandson Tzu Ssu, his sayings and conversations are recorded in a book which is named for him. FTP, who was this man, considered the second greatest philosopher of Confucianism?
This philosopher held that men have an innate predisposition to goodness revealed in the instinctive reaction of anyone who sees a child about to fall into a well, and argued that a truly moral ruler would receive the spontaneous support of the people, an important idea during the Warring States period during which he lived.
Mencius or Meng-tzu