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The Works of Mencius

In The Chinese Classics, vol. 2

By Mencius

First written 4th century BCE

About this book

Legge’s translation, with the Chinese text and notes, of the Mencius: conversations with rulers on humane government, debates with rival thinkers, and the teaching that human nature is good, with its four sprouts and its innate knowing of the good.

The edition

Title
The Works of Mencius: In The Chinese Classics, vol. 2
Translated by
James Legge
Year
1861
Edition
The Chinese Classics, vol. 2

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Period

Axial Age800 BCE to 200 BCE

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