School of Mind (xinxue)
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School of Mind (xinxue) is a Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition, most famously developed by Wang Yangming, that emphasizes the unity of knowledge and action and locates moral principle within the innate mind.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese philosophical school
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Confucian philosophical tradition ⓘ Neo-Confucian philosophical school ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher |
Lu Jiuyuan
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Wang Gen NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Longxi NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Yangming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Confucianism
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East Asian philosophy ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | School of Principle (lixue) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
innate moral knowledge
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intuitive moral knowledge ⓘ mind is principle ⓘ moral principle resides in the mind ⓘ unity of knowledge and action ⓘ |
| critiques | overemphasis on external investigation of things ⓘ |
| developedIn | Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
innate knowing (liangzhi)
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practical moral action ⓘ self-cultivation of the mind ⓘ unity of knowledge and action (zhi xing he yi) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner moral experience
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moral psychology ⓘ |
| goalOfCultivation | recovering the original mind ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Learning of the Mind
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Mind School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 心學 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Song–Ming Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Neo-Confucianism
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Korean Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ late Ming intellectual culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Lu Jiuyuan
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Mencius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
benxin (original mind)
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liangzhi (innate knowing) ⓘ xin (mind-heart) ⓘ zhi xing he yi (unity of knowledge and action) ⓘ |
| keyText | Wang Yangming’s Instructions for Practical Living (Chuanxilu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfCultivation |
introspective reflection
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rectification of the mind ⓘ |
| mostFamouslyDevelopedBy | Wang Yangming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
external investigation is secondary to rectifying the mind
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moral knowledge is directly accessible through introspection ⓘ |
| viewsHumanNatureAs | originally good ⓘ |
| viewsMindAs | identical with li (principle) ⓘ |
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