Wendy Swartz The Nature of Evil Hsun Tzu’s philosophy is built from the idea that human beings are by nature inherently evil‚ and the good they produce will only come through their conscious activity. Hsun Tzu believes that if man follows his nature and indulges in his natural desires‚ without transforming himself by conscious activity he is doomed to fall victim to his evil nature. "Any man who follows his nature will inevitably become involved in wrangling and strife‚ will violate the
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Naturally Evil Hsün Tzu says that man’s nature is naturally evil. Hsün Tzu wrote Man’s Nature is Evil in the year 300 BCE. Tzu thought that man’s nature is naturally evil and needs to be taught by a teacher to overcome this. He Mencius has not completely understood what man’s nature really is. Tzu also believes that if a man lacks something in himself that they go to look for whatever they lack in someone else. The last thing he talks about is how to differentiate between good and evil. Hsün Tzu’s belief
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Hsun Tzu Hsun Tzu was a Confucian Chinese philosopher who lived approximately between 310 BC-219 BC. He is often portrayed as the antithesis of his contemporary philosopher Mencius. Hsun Tzu’s influence can be seen in the formation of the official state doctrine of the Han Dynasty however his influence waned in comparison to Mencius in the Dynasties that followed.1 In this exegesis essay I will be focus on two of Hsun Tzu’s philosophies; his theory on human
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Exploring The Ideas of Philosophy and Freedom The following essay introduces the text Encouraging Learning‚ by Hsun Tzu‚ and the text Learning to Read‚ by Frederick Douglas. Their work has significance both in the connection between philosophy‚ and the linkage between knowledge and freedom‚ as well as mentions the importance of education and how it can influence and shape an individual’s state of mind. They are both meticulous writers and are highly skilled in education. It is important to note that
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exactly what the rich people did to them. There’s no mercy no forgiveness neither there is any love and spirit of brotherhood among men. All these injustice‚ fighting‚ wars‚ deception and lies everything proves that man’s basic nature is evil. Hsun Tzu says man’s true nature is evil and goodness comes out as a result of his conscience activity‚ which is absolutely true. There are practical and true arguments that he made in his essay where he depicts his man’s true form of wickedness. First of
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Exploring The Ideas of Philosophy and Freedom The following essay first introduces the texts Encouraging Learning‚ by Hsun Tzu‚ and the text Learning to Read by Frederick Douglas. Their work has significance both in the connection between philosophy‚ and the linkage between knowledge and freedom‚ as well as mentions the importance of education and how it can influence and shape an individual’s state of mind. It is important to note that these texts also introduce us to the eight elements of critical
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In Hsun Tzu’s “Encouraging Learning”‚ Tzu constantly regarded how education makes one complete. His knowledge on how to achieve completeness is through hard work with good morals. “Learning should never cease” (Tzu 544) is a quote Tzu used constantly and believed it is something people should live by. Tzu believes that there are three stages of learning that people should live by. The first stage is the scholar. The first stage is “the man of breeding” someone who is just beginning to learn‚ someone
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Mencius doesn’t ignore the fact that there are evil or bad people in this world‚ he believes some people do fail due to poor development or not being taught the virtues of what makes a good human being. On the other hand‚ Hsun-tzu takes Mencius’s ideas and strongly disagrees. To Hsun-tzu‚ humans are born innately evil. He takes Mencius’s idea of having to be taught to be good as not truly born good. He believes anything humans have to work towards to become good is considered conscious activity. He says
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they are guided by an adult to become better. We are evil by nature although we may become good people much like Mencius says‚ but I do not agree. I believe man’s nature is inherently bad‚ however man’s nature can be altered and wants to be altered. Hsun Tzu says man’s nature is evil‚ he states that man is very much influenced by his environment‚ to which I agree. We are going to do what we are taught‚ and what we are led to believe by our influences in life. If you are born in a stable home with two
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HSUN TZU AND MENCIUS: Their Conflicting Perspectives of Society The Warring States period in China (453-221 BCE) presented a time of great confusion and chaos among the people of China. However‚ it was also a great period for the philosophy of Confucianism‚ with the teachings of Mencius and Hsun Tzu to lead the way for their lost followers. According to Hsun Tzu and Mencius‚ human beings give birth to their children with a sense of an inherent reaction to life. Without proper teaching‚ children
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