Mencius (372-289 BCE), or Meng Zi, is…

477 BCE to 334 BCE

Mencius (372-289 BCE), or Meng Zi, is a Confucian disciple who makes major contributions to the humanism of Confucian thought.

Mencius declares that man is by nature good.

He expostulates the idea that a ruler cannot govern without the people's tacit consent and that the penalty for unpopular, despotic rule is the loss of the "mandate of heaven."

Locations
Chang'an > Xi'an Shaanxi (Shensi) China View →

People
Mencius View →

Groups
Chinese Kingdom, Zhou, or Chou, Eastern Dynasty View →

Topics
Iron Age China View → Warring States Period in China View → Axial Age View →

Subjects
Labor and Service View → Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View → Philosophy and logic View →

Regions

Subregions

Related Events

Active Filters
Group: Virgin Islands, British (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
People: Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
Location: Vincennes Knox Indiana United States
Refine Results

No related events match the current filters.