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Jump to: navigation, search Born 313 BC State of Zhao Died 238
BC (aged 74–75) State of Chu Nationality Chinese Occupation
Philosopher Opponent(s) Mencius, Zisi Chinese 荀子 Literal meaning
"Master Xun"  Xunzi ([ɕy̌ntsì]; Chinese: 荀子; Wade–Giles: Hsün
Tzu, ca. 312–230 BC) was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who
lived during the Warring States period and contributed to one of
the Hundred Schools of Thought. Xunzi believed man's inborn
tendencies need to be curbed through education and ritual,
counter to Mencius's view that man is innately good. He believed
that ethical norms had been invented to rectify mankind.
Educated in the state of Qi, Xunzi was associated with the
Confucian school, but his philosophy has a pragmatic flavour
compared to Confucian optimism. Some scholars attribute it to
the divisive times.[1]  Xunzi was one of the most sophisticated
thinkers of his time, and was the teacher of Li Si and Han Fei
Zi.   Xunzi was born Xun Kuang