Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
New insight into Mencius’ theory of the original goodness in human nature
View through CrossRef
In Mencius’ theory of the original goodness in human nature, fate is the original source of xing (nature). Heart is the appearance of nature. There are two aspects to nature and heart: ti (form) and yong (function). From the perspective of form, nature is liangzhi (the goodness in conscience) and liangneng (the inborn ability to be good) in human beings and heart is human’s conscience and original heart. From the perspective of function, nature is the four things of benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom, and heart consists in compassion, shame, respect, right and wrong. As the foundation for the theory of the original goodness in human nature, conscience and heart are a combination of human moral instinct, moral rationality and moral volition, whereas moral instinct gradually rises to moral volition and passes through moral rationality. Mencius’ theory of the original goodness in human nature is not a theory of future goodness, but a theory of original goodness.
Title: New insight into Mencius’ theory of the original goodness in human nature
Description:
In Mencius’ theory of the original goodness in human nature, fate is the original source of xing (nature).
Heart is the appearance of nature.
There are two aspects to nature and heart: ti (form) and yong (function).
From the perspective of form, nature is liangzhi (the goodness in conscience) and liangneng (the inborn ability to be good) in human beings and heart is human’s conscience and original heart.
From the perspective of function, nature is the four things of benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom, and heart consists in compassion, shame, respect, right and wrong.
As the foundation for the theory of the original goodness in human nature, conscience and heart are a combination of human moral instinct, moral rationality and moral volition, whereas moral instinct gradually rises to moral volition and passes through moral rationality.
Mencius’ theory of the original goodness in human nature is not a theory of future goodness, but a theory of original goodness.
Related Results
Mencius’ Aesthetics and Its Position
Mencius’ Aesthetics and Its Position
Mencius’ aesthetics unfolded around the ideal personality in his mind. Such an ideal personality belonged to a great man who was sublime, practical and honorable, and it was presen...
On the Status of Rights
On the Status of Rights
Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash
ABSTRACT
In cases where the law conflicts with bioethics, the status of rights must be determined to resolve some of the tensions. ...
Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia
Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia
Photo ID 213552852 © Yuryz | Dreamstime.com
Abstract
A criticism of assisted death is that it’s contrary to the Hippocratic Oath. This opposition to assisted death assumes that dea...
Surrendering to and Transcending Ming 命 in the Analects, Mencius and Zhuangzi
Surrendering to and Transcending Ming 命 in the Analects, Mencius and Zhuangzi
This article examines the concept of ming 命 (mandate/command or fate/destiny) in the Analects, Mencius, and Zhuangzi, exploring its relationship to tian 天 (Heaven). Across these wo...
Current trends of perception, evaluation and meaning of “nature”: a study of general and special perception of nature using the example of the historic park landscape “Wörlitzer Aktuelle”.
Current trends of perception, evaluation and meaning of “nature”: a study of general and special perception of nature using the example of the historic park landscape “Wörlitzer Aktuelle”.
The examination of sensation and meaning of the term "nature" bases essentially on the assumption of a "subject-nature". This idea describes a nature which can give something to th...
Game Theory in Business Ethics: Bad Ideology or Bad Press?
Game Theory in Business Ethics: Bad Ideology or Bad Press?
Solomon’s article and Binmore’s response exemplify a standard exchange between the game theorist and those critical of applying game theory to ethics. The critic of game theory lis...
Obscured Goodness
Obscured Goodness
Chapter 4 examines what it means to affirm creation’s goodness in light of the abundance of pain and suffering in the world. It examines how the appearing of creation’s goodness be...
The True or the Artificial: Theories on Human Nature before Mencius and Xunzi—Based on “Sheng is from Ming, and Ming is from Tian”
The True or the Artificial: Theories on Human Nature before Mencius and Xunzi—Based on “Sheng is from Ming, and Ming is from Tian”
When speaking of pre-Qin Dynasty theories on human nature, past scholars divided Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi into three categories, and they tended to divide the theories into mor...