"Throughout much of Chinese history; Mencius (372-289 B.C.) was considered the greatest Confucian thinker after Confucius himself. Following the enshrinement of the Mencius (an edited compilation of his thought by disciples or disciples of disciples) as one of the Four Books by …
Throughout much of Chinese history; Mencius (372-289 B.C.) was considered the greatest Confucian thinker after Confucius himself. Following the enshrinement of the Mencius (an edited compilation of his thought by disciples or disciples of disciples) as one of the Four Books by S…
Contemporary scholars of comparative religious ethics study various ideal types of morally paradigmatic persons to understand the morality of a community. Many of these scholars discuss ideal Westernized types, specifically, the "saint" and the " hero" as if these types could be…
