Socio-cultural orientation and anthropological ideas of Mencius pedagogical views

The article examines pedagogical and educational heritage of the «second» most outstanding representative of classical Confucianism - Mencius. The teaching of Mencius is of a great importance due to his ideas about the human «good nature», «heart depletion», «four basic foundations», «humane rule», «child heart», etc. These ideas outlined further development of social, philosophical, educational and pedagogical thought of China for many centuries. The article analyzes the conceptual content of the philosopher's pedagogical ideas and the peculiarity of his educational method.