School of Principle
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The School of Principle is a major current within Neo-Confucianism that emphasizes the primacy of universal rational principles (li) as the foundation of reality, morality, and human nature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian intellectual current
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Neo-Confucian philosophical school ⓘ |
| aimsAt | harmonizing metaphysics, ethics, and self-cultivation ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
gewu
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investigation of things ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | School of Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept | li ⓘ |
| cosmologicalView | universe is ordered by rational principles ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes | primacy of universal rational principles ⓘ |
| epistemologicalClaim | principles are knowable through disciplined inquiry ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
moral cultivation grounded in universal principles
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self-cultivation through understanding li ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Li xue
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Lixue NERFINISHED ⓘ School of Li NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Song dynasty Neo-Confucian revival ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Neo-Confucianism
NERFINISHED
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Korean Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Confucian thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist metaphysics
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Daoist cosmology ⓘ Mencian doctrine of good human nature ⓘ classical Confucianism ⓘ |
| metaphysicalClaim |
all phenomena embody li
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li precedes material force (qi) in ontological priority ⓘ |
| methodOfCultivation |
reflection on patterns in things and affairs
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study of classics to apprehend li ⓘ |
| moralPsychologyView | moral failure arises from obscuration of li by qi ⓘ |
| normativeClaim | social order should reflect universal principles ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
universal principles (li) are the foundation of human nature
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universal principles (li) are the foundation of morality ⓘ universal principles (li) are the foundation of reality ⓘ |
| teleologicalView | human fulfillment lies in fully realizing li in conduct ⓘ |
| viewOnHumanNature | human nature is originally good because it is grounded in li ⓘ |
| viewOnKnowledge | true knowledge is grasp of universal principles ⓘ |
| viewOnMorality | moral norms derive from objective rational principles ⓘ |
| viewsLiAs |
metaphysical ground of all things
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objective and universal order ⓘ |
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