Cheng Yi
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Cheng Yi was a prominent Song dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher whose metaphysical and ethical ideas helped lay the foundations for later thinkers such as Zhu Xi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cheng Yi canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Neo-Confucian philosopher
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Song dynasty person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1033 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Cheng Hao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
codification of Neo-Confucian ethical norms
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development of li-qi metaphysics ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1107 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Northern Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Confucian classics
NERFINISHED
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Master Cheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Cheng Hao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Song-Ming Neo-Confucian tradition
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Zhu Xi NERFINISHED ⓘ later Neo-Confucianism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Confucius
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Mencius NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou Dunyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
laying foundations for Zhu Xi’s philosophy
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strict moralism ⓘ systematizing Neo-Confucian metaphysics ⓘ |
| movement | Song dynasty Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Cheng Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
doctrine of li (principle)
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emphasis on moral principle over material force ⓘ interpretation of the Book of Changes (Yijing) ⓘ interpretation of the Doctrine of the Mean ⓘ rigorous moral self-cultivation ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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philosopher ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Neo-Confucianism
NERFINISHED
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li learning ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Chinese philosophy ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| sibling | Cheng Hao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf | many Song dynasty students ⓘ |
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