Cheng-Zhu school
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The Cheng-Zhu school is a major branch of Neo-Confucianism that systematized Confucian doctrine through the metaphysical and ethical teachings of Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao, and Zhu Xi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cheng-Zhu school canonical | 1 |
| Song dynasty Confucian scholars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6060943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cheng-Zhu school Context triple: [Neo-Confucianism, hasSubSchool, Cheng-Zhu school]
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Xin'an School of Neo-Confucianism
The Xin'an School of Neo-Confucianism is a regional Confucian intellectual tradition known for its emphasis on moral self-cultivation and practical governance, which developed among scholars in the Huizhou area of China.
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Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is a later development of Confucian thought that integrated metaphysical and ethical ideas to shape the philosophical, educational, and social foundations of East Asian societies.
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Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi was a 12th-century Chinese philosopher and scholar whose synthesis of Confucian thought became the foundation of Neo-Confucianism and dominated East Asian intellectual life for centuries.
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Confucianism
Confucianism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and ethical system based on the teachings of Confucius, emphasizing moral virtue, social harmony, and proper conduct in personal and political life.
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E.
Cheng Hao
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cheng-Zhu school Target entity description: The Cheng-Zhu school is a major branch of Neo-Confucianism that systematized Confucian doctrine through the metaphysical and ethical teachings of Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao, and Zhu Xi.
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A.
Xin'an School of Neo-Confucianism
The Xin'an School of Neo-Confucianism is a regional Confucian intellectual tradition known for its emphasis on moral self-cultivation and practical governance, which developed among scholars in the Huizhou area of China.
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B.
Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is a later development of Confucian thought that integrated metaphysical and ethical ideas to shape the philosophical, educational, and social foundations of East Asian societies.
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C.
Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi was a 12th-century Chinese philosopher and scholar whose synthesis of Confucian thought became the foundation of Neo-Confucianism and dominated East Asian intellectual life for centuries.
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D.
Confucianism
Confucianism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and ethical system based on the teachings of Confucius, emphasizing moral virtue, social harmony, and proper conduct in personal and political life.
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E.
Cheng Hao
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian school
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philosophical school ⓘ |
| aimsAt | ordering the cosmos and society through moral principle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism
NERFINISHED
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School of Principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becameOrthodoxDoctrineIn |
Ming dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedBy | Zhu Xi’s commentaries on the Four Books ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Lu-Wang school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
investigation of things (gewu)
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li (principle) ⓘ moral principle ⓘ qi (material force) ⓘ self-cultivation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Confucianism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ rational systematization of Confucian doctrine ⓘ |
| ethicalIdeal | sagehood ⓘ |
| explainsMoralFailureAs | obstruction by qi (material force) ⓘ |
| hasKeyText | Zhu Xi’s Sishu Jizhu (Collected Commentaries on the Four Books) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainProponent |
Cheng Hao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheng Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhu Xi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Song dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Confucianism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cheng Hao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheng Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| methodOfCultivation | investigation of things and principles ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
rationalistic
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realist ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus |
Analects
NERFINISHED
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Doctrine of the Mean NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Books NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Learning NERFINISHED ⓘ Mencius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| systematizedBy | Zhu Xi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewsHumanNatureAs | originally good in principle (li) ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cheng-Zhu school Description of subject: The Cheng-Zhu school is a major branch of Neo-Confucianism that systematized Confucian doctrine through the metaphysical and ethical teachings of Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao, and Zhu Xi.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Song dynasty Confucian scholars