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I need an image on Xun Zi.Also,we need to expand the article about him.- User:Agoodperson
RE: "the King Xiang of Qi (齊襄王) honoured him as a teacher and a libationer." King Xiang honoured him for his ability to pour drinks? I can't work out what might be meant - librarian maybe? Given Xun Kuang's philosophical position it is highly unlikely to be "liberator". Or perhaps he caught the regal gaze because he was just really good at serving tea.
I believe that proper Pinyin would be "Xunzi" for both the man and the book.
It is actually a fairly common convention amongst American Sinologists. I believe that Ames and Hall during their collaboration at the University of Hawaii created the distinction. So while I don't think that rules would exist for it in pinyin, nor does such a distinction exist in Chinese, but as a tool for discussion I think it is useful.
The external link to http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/teachers/HsunTzu.htm (second link) does not work. -- Anthee ( talk) 00:06, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Is linking a humor site, albeit an informed one, as a source the sort of practice Wiki really wants to endorse? I mean, I love the Onion's biting satire, but I wouldn't source a George Bush article with a relevant article from the Onion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.223.135.75 ( talk) 19:22, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
It is easy to find humor about George W. Bush, but insightful humor about Xunzi is hard to find. I say keep it. Anything to get more people interested in Chinese philosophy is valuable.
I agree with the first commentator. It would be different if this were really "insightful homor" but it isn't; it's silly, sophomoric, very low quality, and it tells us nothing about Xunzi. It starts off as opinionated tripe (He was a Confucian--that's one major strike against him?) and then goes lower--he'd help you bury the hooker after a bachelor party? Seriously? It's disgraceful that Wikipedia is linking to this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.234.50.214 ( talk) 02:13, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Moved as proposed; there remains no opposition. bd2412 T 18:23, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
– Follow the format as at Zhuangzi, Zhuang Zhou, and Zhuangzi. Relisted. — AjaxSmack 02:09, 4 April 2015 (UTC) White Whirlwind 咨 20:52, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
My recent edit has been reverted. I am about to change it back, but not before providing some explanation. It is a question of grammar.
"Xunzi holds that man is naturally inclined towards selfishness, and that if this inclination is not curbed, human societies would devolve into chaos."
These verbs are incompatible. Both
"Xunzi holds that man is naturally inclined towards selfishness, and that if this inclination is not curbed, human societies devolve into chaos."
and
"Xunzi holds that man is naturally inclined towards selfishness, and that if this inclination were not curbed, human societies would devolve into chaos."
are correct, though not equivalent. The first emphasizes a presumed necessary implicature, and the second emphasizes that devolution into chaos is counterfactual to the observed reality. I think the first is better. At any rate, the sentence as I found it ("is not curbed… would devolve") is simply incorrect.
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(Yes, my section title is a bit exaggerated.) In § Life (boldface added):
If he initially refused the position and subsequently lost it, evidently he must have accepted it between those events. But that's not mentioned, which makes the passage strange to read. It's as if a bio said "Harry proposed to Jane, but she turned him down. Five years later she divorced him." Reader reaction: "Huh? When did they get married?" -- Thnidu ( talk) 21:11, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) ModernDayTrilobite ( talk • contribs) 13:37, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Xun Kuang → Xunzi (philosopher) – "Xun Kuang" is a name virtually unused by modern scholarship every single source in this article calls him "Xunzi". Furthermore, he is called "Xunzi" by the SEP, IEP, Britannica, China Knowledge, Oxford bibliographies etc. etc etc. I can almost guarantee you will not find a single source calling him "Xun Kuang" more often than Xunzi. It is the overwhelming Common name.
I'm assuming this name was chosen as a compromise because his writings are also known as the Xunzi, but I am not proposing that the Xunzi be changed from a disambiguation page. Xunzi will still redirect to disambiguation and Xun Kuang will still redirect here, the fact is: it is actively harmful to have this unused name at the top of the article. It should be "Xunzi (philosopher)" instead. Aza24 (talk) 22:59, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
I should be working with my critic on this lede lol. Good decision on moving the moving the page though. FourLights ( talk) 09:47, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
@ FourLights, what is going on? You've moved so much out of the lead that you're creating entirely redundant and uncited sections. This "traditional biography" section, is the same as the life and career section. Can you please explain and propose your changes first, if they're going to be so systemic? Aza24 (talk) 18:26, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
Was Xunzi the teacher of Han Fei? Not that can be discerned from Han Feizi, if "Han Fei" is the Han Feizi.
The Sources and context has the accurate statement: Some minor references
Does Sima Qian's mythos belong in introduction stated as a fact? You tell me. FourLights ( talk) 18:32, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
How about this, I will go look for a Sima Qian reference. Nice and scholarly that way. FourLights ( talk) 18:40, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-4318-2_8
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I need an image on Xun Zi.Also,we need to expand the article about him.- User:Agoodperson
RE: "the King Xiang of Qi (齊襄王) honoured him as a teacher and a libationer." King Xiang honoured him for his ability to pour drinks? I can't work out what might be meant - librarian maybe? Given Xun Kuang's philosophical position it is highly unlikely to be "liberator". Or perhaps he caught the regal gaze because he was just really good at serving tea.
I believe that proper Pinyin would be "Xunzi" for both the man and the book.
It is actually a fairly common convention amongst American Sinologists. I believe that Ames and Hall during their collaboration at the University of Hawaii created the distinction. So while I don't think that rules would exist for it in pinyin, nor does such a distinction exist in Chinese, but as a tool for discussion I think it is useful.
The external link to http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/teachers/HsunTzu.htm (second link) does not work. -- Anthee ( talk) 00:06, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Is linking a humor site, albeit an informed one, as a source the sort of practice Wiki really wants to endorse? I mean, I love the Onion's biting satire, but I wouldn't source a George Bush article with a relevant article from the Onion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.223.135.75 ( talk) 19:22, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
It is easy to find humor about George W. Bush, but insightful humor about Xunzi is hard to find. I say keep it. Anything to get more people interested in Chinese philosophy is valuable.
I agree with the first commentator. It would be different if this were really "insightful homor" but it isn't; it's silly, sophomoric, very low quality, and it tells us nothing about Xunzi. It starts off as opinionated tripe (He was a Confucian--that's one major strike against him?) and then goes lower--he'd help you bury the hooker after a bachelor party? Seriously? It's disgraceful that Wikipedia is linking to this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.234.50.214 ( talk) 02:13, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Moved as proposed; there remains no opposition. bd2412 T 18:23, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
– Follow the format as at Zhuangzi, Zhuang Zhou, and Zhuangzi. Relisted. — AjaxSmack 02:09, 4 April 2015 (UTC) White Whirlwind 咨 20:52, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
My recent edit has been reverted. I am about to change it back, but not before providing some explanation. It is a question of grammar.
"Xunzi holds that man is naturally inclined towards selfishness, and that if this inclination is not curbed, human societies would devolve into chaos."
These verbs are incompatible. Both
"Xunzi holds that man is naturally inclined towards selfishness, and that if this inclination is not curbed, human societies devolve into chaos."
and
"Xunzi holds that man is naturally inclined towards selfishness, and that if this inclination were not curbed, human societies would devolve into chaos."
are correct, though not equivalent. The first emphasizes a presumed necessary implicature, and the second emphasizes that devolution into chaos is counterfactual to the observed reality. I think the first is better. At any rate, the sentence as I found it ("is not curbed… would devolve") is simply incorrect.
Regulov ( talk) 14:01, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
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(Yes, my section title is a bit exaggerated.) In § Life (boldface added):
If he initially refused the position and subsequently lost it, evidently he must have accepted it between those events. But that's not mentioned, which makes the passage strange to read. It's as if a bio said "Harry proposed to Jane, but she turned him down. Five years later she divorced him." Reader reaction: "Huh? When did they get married?" -- Thnidu ( talk) 21:11, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) ModernDayTrilobite ( talk • contribs) 13:37, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Xun Kuang → Xunzi (philosopher) – "Xun Kuang" is a name virtually unused by modern scholarship every single source in this article calls him "Xunzi". Furthermore, he is called "Xunzi" by the SEP, IEP, Britannica, China Knowledge, Oxford bibliographies etc. etc etc. I can almost guarantee you will not find a single source calling him "Xun Kuang" more often than Xunzi. It is the overwhelming Common name.
I'm assuming this name was chosen as a compromise because his writings are also known as the Xunzi, but I am not proposing that the Xunzi be changed from a disambiguation page. Xunzi will still redirect to disambiguation and Xun Kuang will still redirect here, the fact is: it is actively harmful to have this unused name at the top of the article. It should be "Xunzi (philosopher)" instead. Aza24 (talk) 22:59, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
I should be working with my critic on this lede lol. Good decision on moving the moving the page though. FourLights ( talk) 09:47, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
@ FourLights, what is going on? You've moved so much out of the lead that you're creating entirely redundant and uncited sections. This "traditional biography" section, is the same as the life and career section. Can you please explain and propose your changes first, if they're going to be so systemic? Aza24 (talk) 18:26, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
Was Xunzi the teacher of Han Fei? Not that can be discerned from Han Feizi, if "Han Fei" is the Han Feizi.
The Sources and context has the accurate statement: Some minor references
Does Sima Qian's mythos belong in introduction stated as a fact? You tell me. FourLights ( talk) 18:32, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
How about this, I will go look for a Sima Qian reference. Nice and scholarly that way. FourLights ( talk) 18:40, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-4318-2_8