In the Shadow of the Decay. The Philosophy of History of Mencius and Xunzi
The aim of my paper is to analyze the debate between Mencius and Xunzi from the perspective of their views on the nature of the historical process.The Mencian approach embraces not only elaboration clairemax nude on the doctrine of the Mandate of Heaven, resulting in a cyclical vision of history, but also strong idealization of the past.I will show