Yin-Yang School
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The Yin-Yang School was an ancient Chinese philosophical tradition that explained natural and social phenomena through the dynamic interplay of opposing yet complementary forces, especially yin and yang.
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| School of Yin-Yang | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chinese philosophical school
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Hundred Schools of Thought tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Five Elements theory
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correlative cosmology ⓘ |
| classification | school of naturalist thought ⓘ |
| coreIdea | dynamic interplay of opposing yet complementary forces ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | pre-Qin China ⓘ |
| doctrine |
all phenomena arise from interaction of yin and yang
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cosmos operates according to regular patterns ⓘ human governance should accord with cosmic patterns ⓘ |
| explains |
natural phenomena
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social phenomena ⓘ |
| field |
Chinese philosophy
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cosmology ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| goal | harmonization of human society with cosmic order ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
balance of opposites
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correspondence between Heaven, Earth, and humanity ⓘ cyclical change ⓘ mutual generation and mutual overcoming ⓘ |
| impact | provided theoretical basis for later correlative systems in China ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese astrology
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Chinese divination ⓘ Chinese medicine ⓘ Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ Han dynasty state ideology ⓘ Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
early Chinese cosmological thought
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observation of seasonal cycles ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
yang
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yin ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
emphasis on process and change over static being
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holistic view of nature and society ⓘ |
| region | North China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Heaven–Earth–Human triad
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Qi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | systematic correlations between natural cycles and human affairs ⓘ |
| viewOnYang | yang is associated with light, activity, and creativity ⓘ |
| viewOnYin | yin is associated with darkness, rest, and receptivity ⓘ |
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School of Yin-Yang