Lu-Wang school

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The Lu-Wang school is a major Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition that emphasizes the innate goodness and intuitive moral knowledge of the mind, associated especially with the thinkers Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming.

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instanceOf Neo-Confucian school
philosophical tradition
alternativeName Lu-Wang xinxue NERFINISHED
School of the Mind NERFINISHED
xinxue NERFINISHED
associatedWith Lu Jiuyuan NERFINISHED
Mencius NERFINISHED
Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED
Wang Shouren NERFINISHED
basedOn teachings of Mencius NERFINISHED
contrastsWith School of Principle NERFINISHED
coreConcept innate knowing
liangzhi
xin
countryOfOrigin China
critiques external investigation of things
doctrine all people possess innate moral knowledge
evil arises from obscuration of the mind
knowledge and action are one
the mind is principle
emphasizes innate goodness of human nature
intuitive moral knowledge
moral introspection
primacy of the mind
self-cultivation
unity of knowledge and action
historicalPeriod Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
Song dynasty NERFINISHED
influenced Japanese Confucianism
Korean Confucianism NERFINISHED
Vietnamese Confucianism NERFINISHED
modern New Confucianism NERFINISHED
language Classical Chinese
mainProponent Lu Jiuyuan NERFINISHED
Wang Yangming NERFINISHED
methodOfCultivation introspective reflection
rectification of the mind
sincere intention
opposedTo Cheng-Zhu school NERFINISHED
philosophicalDomain epistemology
ethics
moral psychology
regionOfInfluence East Asia NERFINISHED
stresses inner moral experience
practical moral action
textualSource writings of Lu Jiuyuan
writings of Wang Yangming
viewOnHumanNature human nature is originally good

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Neo-Confucianism hasSubSchool Lu-Wang school