Xunzi wrote: "Man's nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity [not just inherent] he is born with with feelings of envy and hate.
" To Xunzi, people are inherently selfish and non-moral
Mencius and xunzi have opposite views about how good people become moral (inherent vs. deterred from badness).
So to Xunzi it is important that people be able to follow standards of behavior (called "fa"), so that everyone can uphold the same positive social principles ("li").
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