He traveled extensively looking for a ruler who would put his system into practical use but was unsuccessful.
Born in Shandong, his ethical system was based on the belief that human beings were innately good but required the proper social surroundings to develop moral growth. He traveled extensively looking for a ruler who would put his system into practical use but was unsuccessful. His conversations with these rulers were compiled in a sayings book by his students after his death in a book named for him. FTP, name this philosopher who espoused ren, yi, li, and zhi who worked to develop Confucian ideas.
Born in Shandong, his ethical system was based on the belief that human beings were innately good but required the proper social surroundings to develop moral growth.
{Mencius} or {Mengzi} or Meng-{tzu}