Question
This scholar theorized that a person's environment, family, and qi endowment all come together to form their personality, which can be cultivated by a mixture of contemplation and practice. For 10 points each,
[10h] Name this Confucian scholar, who collected and commented on the Daxue, or Great Learning.
ANSWER: Zhū Xī
[10m] Though he ultimately sided with Mencius, Zhū Xī’s theory of qi endowments tracks a middle ground between Xúnzi and Mencius’ earlier positions on the respective evil and good of this concept.
ANSWER: human nature [or xìng, accept descriptions]
[10e] Xúnzi and Mencius’s argument for their respective conceptions of virtue first appear in this text which collects the sayings and actions of Confucius.
ANSWER: the Analects [or Lúnyǔ]
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Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | Premiere | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Carleton University | Premiere | Y | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at RIT | Premiere | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at WUSTL | Premiere | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Ottawa A | McDouble West-Carleton | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Ottawa B | Waterloo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto Ray of Sun in the Sky | Ottawa C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |