a.
Since we draw
the difference between right and wrong from our own mind, these ideas are
innate.
b.Man is a moral animal for Mencius. Man has the
potential to be good for Confucius.
c.
How, then, does
Mencius account for the origin of evil?
·
From external
circumstances: nature and the needs for survival.
·
From society and
culture being is disarray: it would be to our disadvantage to be moral.
·
From lack of
knowledge: we do not seek to find out the options we have. We fail to develop
our feelings and senses.