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 rituals and institutions established by earlier
sages. Indeed, the main purpose of the Xunzi is to urge people to
become as good as possible, both for their own sakes and for the
sake of peace and order in the world. In this edition, key terms
are consistently translated to aid understanding and line numbers
are provided for easy reference. Other features include a concise
introduction, a timeline of early Chinese history, a list of
important names and terms, cross-references, brief explanatory
notes, a bibliography, and an index.
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