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    It is not the case that The superior man does not base his activities on ancient institutions

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    • 1.Ancient institutions encode accumulated moral wisdom that individual reason alone cannot replicate, as Burke and Confucius both argued.
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    • 2.The superior man's virtue is itself constituted by ritual propriety (li) inherited from ancient Zhou institutions, not invented anew.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Xunzi held that the sage-kings' rites and norms remain authoritative precisely because human nature is constant across historical change.
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    • 2.If ancient institutions lose authority merely because circumstances change, moral standards become contingent on history, undermining virtue's universality.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Ancient institutions were meant to govern the ancient world
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    • 2.Ancient institutions cannot be followed today because the world has changed
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