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This is the first complete, one-volume English translation of the ancient Chinese text __Xunzi__, one of the most extensive, sophisticated, and elegant works in the tradition of Confucian thought. Through essays, poetry, dialogues, and anecdotes, the __Xunzi__ presents a more systematic vision of the Confucian ideal than the fragmented sayings of Confucius and Mencius, articulating a Confucian perspective on ethics, politics, warfare, language, psychology, human nature, ritual, and music, among other topics. Aimed at general readers and students of Chinese thought, Eric Hutton's translation makes the full text of this important work more accessible in English than ever before. Named for its purported author, the __Xunzi__ (literally, "Master Xun") has long been neglected compared to works such as the __Analects__ of Confucius and the __Mencius__. Yet interest in the __Xunzi__ has grown in recent decades, and the text presents a much more systematic vision of the Confucian ideal than the fragmented sayings of Confucius and Mencius. In one famous, explicit contrast to them, the __Xunzi__ argues that human nature is bad. However, it also allows that people can become good through ritu

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Author

Xunzi, Eric L. Hutton, Eric L. Hutton

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781322111759

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Philosophy, Science

Rating

3.61 / 5 (15 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14