Comments on: Naughty or Nice? http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/12/naughty-or-nice/ The China History Group Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:35:30 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: J Chan http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/12/naughty-or-nice/comment-page-1/#comment-16006 J Chan Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:52:32 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/12/naughty-or-nice/#comment-16006 'According to Lewis -all- children are animalistic as “the belief that the child was not fully human was and extension of the conventional Chinese idea that humanity was not given at birth but fashioned through education and ritual practice.”'' I seem to recall the 'Three Character Classic' begins with the idea that a person was born with humanity, but that this humanity could get corrupted. ‘According to Lewis -all- children are animalistic as “the belief that the child was not fully human was and extension of the conventional Chinese idea that humanity was not given at birth but fashioned through education and ritual practice.””

I seem to recall the ‘Three Character Classic’ begins with the idea that a person was born with humanity, but that this humanity could get corrupted.

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