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Xunzi distinguishes unlearned nature from deliberate effort, and gives ritual a role in nourishing and regulating desire.
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Guided course · Module 4 · Lesson 15
How do people become good?
Mengzi finds moral beginnings in human nature, while Xunzi calls for its deliberate transformation. On either account education has work to do, and neither makes sustained effort unnecessary.