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Khan Academy: Ancient: Mengzi (Mencius) on Human Nature

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What is human nature? Is human nature good or bad? Can human nature be good even if the world contains some notably bad people? Matthew Walker (Yale-NUS College) looks at the views of the early Confucian thinker Mengzi (Mencius). [7:34]

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benevolence, confucian way, khan academy, khan academy: ancient: mengzi (mencius) on human nature, parable of ox mountain, thought experiment, virtue, ancient philosophy, confucius' disciples
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional