Mencius, the Latinized form of Meng Zi, a Confucian philosopher whose influence was second to that of Confucius, focused his theories and teachings on the topic of human nature. In DC Lau's "Mencius", Mencius' dialogues with kings, military men and other philosophers showed that Mencius had a strong view of human nature which he believed to be inherently kind. While there were other Confucians who held opposing views on human nature, Mencius believed that every person was born with four main virtues that would only fully develop if cultivated and implemented appropriately. He claimed that individuals who were not virtuous were corrupted by the environment, and Mencius integrated elements of Taoism into his theory that one's natural tendencies were good from the start. To have a good natural tendency, you must work to support your good nature. Mencius says, “Every person has a heart-mind that feels for others.” He applies this to a popular example where if you observe a child falling into a well, you cannot not feel anything; people have a heart and mind that would be shocked or understanding, which could become a motivation to take action and save the child. But if you listen to their sense of longing, “I don't want to get involved,” then they would refrain from helping others. From this example, he concluded “a man without the feeling of mercy is not a man; a man without the feeling of deference and complacency is not a man, and a man without the feeling of right and wrong is not a man. The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of the feeling of love; the feeling of shame and dislike is the beginning of righteousness; the feeling of deference and complacency is the beginning of wisdom. M...... middle of paper ...... He believed that these tendencies should be seen as the content of human nature [Lau, 6A15]. We have reasons to reject Mencius' position on human nature, if we believe that the heart (feelings and emotions) and the mind (logic) function separately, while there may be more reasons, based on Mencius' theory of balance, why heart- mind they work together. While Mencius explains and identifies the four fundamental qualities of the heart with the four virtues, there is no quick conflict between “nature” and “culture.” Mencius believed that biology and culture were mutually dependent on each other in developing virtues to represent human nature as good. Mencius paid attention to the observation of human relationships and moral feelings. I also believe that the universe is moral imbued with Qi and that "The heart organ can think." [Lau, 6A15]