Mencius
 Mencius, fraeMyths and Legends of China, 1922 bi E. T. C. Werner | |
| Born | 372 BCE |
| Dee'd | 289 BCE (aged 83) |
| Era | Ancient philosophy |
| Region | Chinese philosophy |
| Schuil | Confucianism |
Main interests | Ethics,Social philosophy, Poleetical philosophy |
Notable ideas | Confucianism |
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| Auncestral name( tính ): | Ji(Cheenese:Cơ;Pinyin:Jī) |
| Clan name( thị ): | Meng(Ch: Mạnh; Py: Mèng)[1] |
| Given name( danh ): | Ke (Ch: Kha; Py: Kē) |
| Courtesy name( tự ): | Unkent[2] |
| Posthumous name(謚): | Master Meng the Seicont Sage[3](Ch: Á thánh mạnh tử; Py: Yàshèng Mèngzǐ) |
| Styled: | Master Meng[4](Ch:MạnhTử;Py: Mèngzǐ) |
Mencius(Cheenese:MạnhTử;pinyin:Mèng Zǐ;Wade–Giles:Meng4Tzu3;Zhuyin Fuhao:ㄇㄥˋ ㄗˇ;maist acceptit dates: 372 – 289 BCE; ither possible dates: 385 – 303/302 BCE) wis a Chinesephilosopherthat is the maist weel kentConfucianefterConfuciushissel.[5]
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- ↑The original clan name was Mengsun ( mạnh tôn ), and was shortened into Meng ( mạnh ). It is unknown whether this occurred before or after Mencius's death.
- ↑Traditionally, his courtesy name wis thocht tae be Ziche ( tử xa ), sometimes incorrectly written as Ziyu ( tử dư ) or Ziju ( tử cư ), but recent scholarly warks shaw that these courtesy names appeared in the 3rd century CE and apply tae a different historical figure cried Meng Ke that lived in Chinese antiquity as weel an wis mistaen for Mencius.
- ↑That is, the second sage afterConfucius.Name given in 1530 byEmperor Jiajing.In the two centuries before 1530, the posthumous name was "The Second Sage Duke of Zou" ( trâu quốc á thánh công ) which is still the name that can be seen carved in the Mencius ancestral temple in Zoucheng.
- ↑Romanizedas Mencius.
- ↑Shun, Kwong Loi."Mencius".The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Retrieved19 September2012.