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Xunzi

Type Figure Region East Asia Time c. -313–-238 Also known as Xun Kuang、Sun Qing、Xun Qing

Xunzi (c. 313–238 BCE), a Zhao scholar and synthesizer of Confucian thought in the late Warring States, taught three times as head of the Jixia Acade…

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  1. c. -313–-300Zhao · Hebei ProvinceBorn in Zhao, he received a Confucian education in his youth and read widely, laying the scholarly foundation for his later travels to Jixia and his writings.
  2. c. -300–-265Jixia Academy, Qi · Zibo CityHe traveled to the Jixia Academy in Qi, serving three times as head, debating with the Hundred Schools of Thought, with disciples numbering several thousand, forming a distinctive system blending Confucianism and Legalism that advocated an evil human nature and the exaltation of ritual with emphasis on law.
  3. c. -265–-238Lanling, Chu · Lanling CountyRecommended by Lord Chunshen, Huang Xie, he served as magistrate of Lanling in Chu, wrote and taught there, trained disciples including Han Fei and Li Si, completed the thirty-two chapters of the Xunzi, and was buried at Lanling after his death.

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