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I would like to thank An Jimin 安继民, P.J. Ivanhoe, Aaron Stalnaker, Justin Tiwald, Stephen Walker, and Wang Ling-kang 王靈康 for discussion of the issues covered in this essay.

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Hutton, E.L. A Note on the Xunzi’s Explanation of Xing 性. Dao 10, 527–530 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11712-011-9248-8

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