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Jih, Chang-Shin (Luke).

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Human nature as evil: A descriptive comparative study of Xunzi and Augustine.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Human nature as evil: A descriptive comparative study of Xunzi and Augustine./
Author:	Jih, Chang-Shin (Luke).
Description:	198 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-03, Section: A, page: 0983.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International65-03A.
Subject:	Religion, Philosophy of. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3125535

Human nature as evil: A descriptive comparative study of Xunzi and Augustine.
Jih, Chang-Shin (Luke).

Human nature as evil: A descriptive comparative study of Xunzi and Augustine. - 198 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-03, Section: A, page: 0983.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2004.

This thesis will investigate Xunzi's and Augustine's theory of human nature as evil and the intellectual paradigms behind them. The original material of Xunzi and Augustine is presented through three major themes: the good, the nature of evil, and the relation between human nature and evil.Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017774
Religion, Philosophy of.

Human nature as evil: A descriptive comparative study of Xunzi and Augustine.
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502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2004.
520 $a This thesis will investigate Xunzi's and Augustine's theory of human nature as evil and the intellectual paradigms behind them. The original material of Xunzi and Augustine is presented through three major themes: the good, the nature of evil, and the relation between human nature and evil.
520 $a Xunzi equates the Good with the orderly and harmonious. This goodness is derived from the natural world, and is manifested in the characters of sage-kings and contributions of ritual rules to the society. Augustine equates the Good with the internal tranquility of the soul. This goodness is derived from the order of God's creation and is manifested in the hierarchical relationship among human endowments. The similarity of Xunzi's and Augustine's ideas of goodness is that the natural world is intrinsically good.
520 $a Conversely, the evil to Xunzi is an ineffectiveness to act in a way that would maximize the common good, e.g. order, harmony and productivity. This common good is fortified by ritual rules. To Augustine, the evil indicates an intrinsically deficient state of human existence, a disturbance of the internal tranquility of the soul. The primary difference between Xunzi and Augustine is that Xunzi basically talks about evil action in the social settings, and Augustine talks about the evil nature in the existential sense.
520 $a As far as the relation between human nature and evil is concerned, both Xunzi and Augustine believed that the internal turmoil, e.g. uncontrollable sensual desires, irrational feelings, perverted will and partiality of mind, is the root of evil. But, there are two significant differences between Xunzi and Augustine. First, Xunzi pointed out that the scarcity of natural resources can be an inductive factor to a human evil action, but Augustine did not make a connection between these two. Second, Augustine believed that Original sin is the pre-historical cause of human evil, and the internal turmoil of human nature is an expression of it. But, the pre-historical cause of human evil has no position in Xunzi's thought at all.
520 $a In addition to the three major themes, this thesis also compares the philosophical paradigms that underline Xunzi's and Augustine's theory of human nature as evil. The relevant seven philosophical paradigms are: first, Dualism: “Body Bad, Spirit is Good”; second, the nature of human excellence; third, the metaphysics; fourth, the divine Trinity and oneness of Heaven and humanity; fifth, the Goodness of God/<italic>T'ien</italic> and creation/<italic> Ti</italic>; sixth, Pride and Desires; and lastly, Evolution, God/Heaven, and humanity. The comparison of Xunzi with Augustine in each perspective sheds great light on the reasons that Xunzi and Augustine differ in their viewpoints of human nature as evil.
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