Zisi

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Zisi was an early Confucian philosopher, the grandson of Confucius, known for developing and transmitting key ideas in Confucian moral and metaphysical thought.

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instanceOf Confucian philosopher
historical figure
ancestor Confucius NERFINISHED
associatedWork Doctrine of the Mean NERFINISHED
Zhongyong NERFINISHED
birthCentury 5th century BCE
chineseName 子思 NERFINISHED
孔伋 NERFINISHED
civilization Zhou dynasty China
conceptualContribution elaboration of the idea of sincerity (cheng)
linking moral cultivation with cosmic order
courtesyName 子思 NERFINISHED
culturalSphere Chinese culture
deathCentury 4th century BCE
era Warring States period
late Spring and Autumn period
familyName Kong NERFINISHED
givenName Ji NERFINISHED
grandfather Confucius NERFINISHED
influenced Mencius NERFINISHED
knownFor development of early Confucian metaphysical thought
development of early Confucian moral thought
transmission of Confucius’s teachings
language Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
name Zisi NERFINISHED
occupation philosopher
teacher
personalName Kong Ji NERFINISHED
philosophicalFocus cosmology
human nature
moral self-cultivation
philosophicalSchoolWithinConfucianism early or classical Confucianism
philosophicalTradition Confucianism
placeInLineage third generation in the Confucian lineage
region Ancient China NERFINISHED
relatedConcept cheng (sincerity)
li (ritual propriety)
ren (humaneness)
roleInConfucianCanon transmitter of Confucian doctrine
school Ru school
teacherOf students in the Confucian tradition
traditionalAttribution authorship of the Doctrine of the Mean

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