How Mengzi came up with something better than the Golden Rule

by Eric Schwitzgebel | Acting with love and compassion beyond a narrow view through extension instead of simply trying to follow the Golden Rule verbatim.

There’s something I don’t like about the ‘Golden Rule’, the admonition to do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

Mencius

Consider this passage from the ancient Chinese philosopher Mengzi (Mencius):

That which people are capable of without learning is their genuine capability. That which they know without pondering is their genuine knowledge. …