Mencius孟子简介.pptVIP

Mencius ;Key Words ;; Philosophy;People-oriented thoughts:the people rank the highest, the land and grain comes next, and the ruler counts the least.He thinks the publics support is the most important for a countrys survival.;Theory of Ren:Mencius inherited Confucius’ theory of ren（仁），but he added to it a second concept—yi（义），meaning “righteousness”, “propriety” or “dutifulness”. He was even more insistent than Confucius on the moral qualities of humanity and the sense of duty that makes a true ruler ;Education Thought:Mencius attach great importance to education.He developed Confucius thought of education,and put forward a new thought-----teach each others child (易子而教）;Man is kind at birth .Mencius was a tender-minded philosopher. He believed that all men are born virtuous. Every person can be a sage（人皆可以为尧舜）. They have the inclination towards goodness, just as natural as the inclination of water to flow downward;The book that included his thouhgts---Mencius;Mencius, bearing the master’s name, has recorded the thoughts, sayings and deeds of this second most important Confucianist. Compared to Analects.The articles in Mencius are of greater length, logical, argumentative and persuasive, covering a variety of subjects, greatly influencing the writing of essays in the dynasties that followed.;Mencius is regarded as the second sage in the Confucian school.He has a great influence on Chinese traditional culture.;Thats all Thank you