Timeline for Xunzi - If inborn human tendencies are evil, how are we supposed to rectify ourselves?
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| Sep 24, 2017 at 22:58 | history | edited | Cedric Martens |
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| Sep 24, 2017 at 10:46 | comment | added | user20253 | It seems a fair question. Xunzi is pretty much alone in his view among Chinese philosophers and that his ideas are logically dodgy is to be expected. The idea of evil is rare in this philosophy.and is usually denied. | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 16:14 | comment | added | Ronnie Smith | The term "good" is a very key term to philosophers (vs the term "right"). The term is not limited to one philosopher or philosophy - it's been pondered for millenia. But again, it's important for people to understand that this site is "The History of Philosophers" and not "Philosophy". The distinction is huge yet the Lords of this site don't understand it - which is ... well, sad. | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 16:08 | comment | added | Ronnie Smith | One last comment: People with traditional academic accreditation (which in the USA boils down to student loan hogs) have a very difficult time being schooled by those without title. It's precisely this blinding arrogance (lack of self esteem) that murdered Socrates. I understand your humiliation but I didn't humiliate you; you humiliated yourself. Learn, don't hate. | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 16:05 | comment | added | user935 | @RonRoyston Your comments are interesting and do provide one form of answer: a religious deity defines good. However, I think this question presumes "good" is an entirely human invention and taught by (human) "masters". | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 16:02 | comment | added | Ronnie Smith | @barrycarter I agree that this is an interesting question. Seems like either we speak of Xinxu, or don't speak at all. After all this site is "The History of Philosophers", and not "Philosophy" LOL. "Lord Kocken" Hilarious. | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 16:00 | comment | added | Ronnie Smith | Alan Cooper answers you: For Christians, it’s Christ, and for Jews, it’s Torah. The Christians tell the Jews that the law doesn’t save you, and the rabbis say that, in fact, the law is the only thing that can save you. The only antidote to the pollution of the serpent is Torah. | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 15:58 | comment | added | Ronnie Smith | My superior answer was deleted by Lord Kocking: "If you do not know the writings of this author, you should not answer, especially not by sheer guesswork. – Philip Klöcking♦". Here the answer I offer: the idea of original sin is central to the worlds most popular religion, Christianity. Wikipedia covers the topic of original sin (See also ancestral sin). | |
| Sep 22, 2017 at 20:31 | vote | accept | Cedric Martens | ||
| Sep 22, 2017 at 19:09 | answer | added | Nanhee Byrnes PhD | timeline score: 8 | |
| Sep 22, 2017 at 14:56 | comment | added | user935 | This is actually a good question even outside Xunzi: who (what group) invented "morality" and how did we get it to stick. Even outside Xunzi, many people agree our natural born tendencies are selfish and "evil". | |
| Sep 22, 2017 at 7:47 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPhilosophy/status/911134788957949953 | ||
| Sep 22, 2017 at 3:13 | history | edited | virmaior |
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