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Human nature and virtue in Mencius and Xunzi: An Aristotelian interpretation

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Jiyuan, Y. Human nature and virtue in Mencius and Xunzi: An Aristotelian interpretation. Dao 5, 11–30 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02857002

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