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sin and by the repressiveness surrounding and intolerance of heresy, polytheism, and atheism.

23. On the two extremes of relativistic and universalistic positions see Buck, “Forum on Universalism and Relativism in Asian Studies,” 29–34.

24. Roetz, “Rights and Duties: East/West,” 127.

25. Bloom (“Mencius and Human Rights,” 104–111) quotes Mencius, Gaozi 10, 16, and 17, and “Analects,” Li Ren 里仁, 5.

26. “Analects,” Wei Ling Gong 衛靈公.

27. Mencius, Gaozi I 告子. 17. Legge’s translation. Cf. also Roetz, “Human Rights in China,” 305.

28. “夫童心者，绝假纯真，最初一念之本心也” Fenshu, Tongxin shuo 童心說, 3:98. Modified translation from Owen, An Anthology of Chinese Literature, 808.

29. See part two of this volume on moral responsibility.

30. On xing, see my short references in the introduction of this volume.

31. Caring for one’s social image and position, as well as personal autonomy, is to be considered as one of the ways of affirming one’s dignity. The two cases discussed in the first chapter are clear examples.