Early Confucian Philosophy and the Development of Compassion.

Metaphors of adorning, crafting, water flowing downward, and growing sprouts appear in the Analects ( Lunyu 論語), the Mencius ( Mengzi 孟子), and the Xunzi 荀子. They express and guide thinking about what there is in human nature to cultivate and how it is to be cultivated. The craft metaphor seems to im...

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Published in:	Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 157 - 195
Main Author:	Wong, David
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jun2015
Subjects:	Confucian philosophy Compassion Analects of Confucius (Chinese text) Mencius, ca. 372 B.C.-ca. 289 B.C. Xunzi, 340 B.C.-245 B.C.
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