Cheng Hao

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Cheng Hao was an influential 11th-century Neo-Confucian philosopher of the Song dynasty, known for developing the School of Principle alongside his brother Cheng Yi and shaping later thinkers such as Zhu Xi.

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instanceOf Neo-Confucian philosopher
Song dynasty philosopher
associatedWith Henan NERFINISHED
Luoyang NERFINISHED
birthYear 1032
civilService Song dynasty civil service
coFounderOf School of Principle NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Cheng Yi NERFINISHED
deathYear 1085
dynasty Song dynasty NERFINISHED
era Northern Song NERFINISHED
familyName Cheng NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Confucian classics NERFINISHED
ethics
metaphysics
givenName Hao NERFINISHED
influenced Lu Jiuyuan NERFINISHED
Zhu Xi NERFINISHED
later Neo-Confucian thinkers
influencedBy Confucius NERFINISHED
Mencius NERFINISHED
Zhou Dunyi NERFINISHED
knownFor developing the School of Principle with Cheng Yi
emphasis on moral self-cultivation
integration of metaphysics and ethics
language Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
name Cheng Hao NERFINISHED
nationality Chinese
nativeName 程顥 NERFINISHED
notableConcept heavenly principle
li (principle)
unity of li and human nature
occupation philosopher
scholar-official
philosophicalFocus human nature as good
unity of mind and principle
philosophicalSchool Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED
School of Principle NERFINISHED
posthumousReputation recognized as a key precursor to Zhu Xi’s Neo-Confucian synthesis
primarySources recorded sayings and writings preserved by disciples
region Northern Song China NERFINISHED
roleInTradition early systematizer of Neo-Confucianism
sibling Cheng Yi NERFINISHED
taught disciples of the Cheng brothers
tradition Confucianism NERFINISHED

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Zhu Xi influencedBy Cheng Hao
Neo-Confucianism majorFigure Cheng Hao