Mencius was a Chinese philosopher of the [[Warring States period]], quite possibly the most famous historical Chinese philosopher after [[Confucius]] himself. Like Confucius and [[Mozi]], he is known chiefly from a collection of his sayings and teachings referred to simply as ''The Mencius''. | Mencius was a Chinese philosopher of the [[Warring States period]], quite possibly the most famous historical Chinese philosopher after [[Confucius]] himself. Like Confucius and [[Mozi]], he is known chiefly from a collection of his sayings and teachings referred to simply as ''The Mencius''. |