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.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian philosopher
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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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