KnowraMenciusLinked fromLinked fromThe 31 pages that link to Mencius, each with the reason it gives.All 31Broader topic 6Related 19Compared with 6Four BooksBroader topic: It extends Confucian teaching through arguments about humane rule and human nature.Hundred Schools of ThoughtBroader topic: His arguments show how Confucian thought developed through engagement with rival accounts of human nature.Ren (Confucianism)Broader topic: Mencius explains ren as growing from an inborn capacity for compassion.Chinese political thoughtBroader topic: His account of humane rule and the people’s importance sharpened Confucian arguments about legitimate authority.New ConfucianismBroader topic: His account of moral potential informs New Confucian theories of self-cultivation and moral knowledge.Dai ZhenBroader topic: Dai’s best-known philosophical commentary examines Mencius’s claims about human nature and moral feeling.