Proper noun
Chinese philosopher, follower of Confucius (?372 - 289 B.C.E., or 385 - 303/302 B.C.E.)
A collection of anecdotes and conversations of the philosopher by the same name.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIn the centuries after his death, Mencius ( 孟子 main) and Xun Zi ( 荀子 main) both composed important teachings elaborating in different ways on the fundamental ideas associated with Confucius. Source: Internet
However, during the Han Synthesis the more anti-empirical Mencius was favored and combined with Daoist skepticism regarding the nature of reality. Source: Internet
D.C. Lau’s recent revision of this 1970 translation takes a middle path between rhetorical excess and over-colloquialism, which is quite fitting for Mencius, whose thought, rather than being metaphysical or moralistic, is eminently commonsensical. Source: Internet
The Analects records 22 names that are most likely Confucius' disciples, while the Mencius records 24 names, although it is quite certain that there have been many more disciples whose name were not recorded. Source: Internet
Mencius, 6A:8 Not only human beings and animals were believed to have qi. Source: Internet