Mengzi’s Moral Psychology, Part 1: The Four Moral Sprouts

1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology (2018)
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Mengzi (372–289 BCE), or Mencius, an early Confucian whose thinking is represented in the eponymous Mengzi, argues that human nature is good and that all human beings possess four senses—the feelings of compassion, shame, respect, and the ability to approve and disapprove—which he variously calls “hearts” or “sprouts.” Each sprout may be cultivated into its corresponding virtue of ren, li, yi, or zhi. Here we explore why Mengzi thinks we possess these four hearts and their relation to the cultivated virtues.

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