王阳明

王陽明

WángYángmíng

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Meanings

1 Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher

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王阳明提出了"知行合一"的思想。

Wáng Yángmíng tíchū le "zhī xíng hé yī" de sīxiǎng.

Wang Yangming put forward the idea of 'unity of knowledge and action'.

他最近在读一本关于王阳明的传记。

Tā zuìjìn zài dú yì běn guānyú Wáng Yángmíng de zhuànjì.

He's been reading a biography of Wang Yangming lately.

In Pop Culture

心学 xīnxué

School of Mind

The Neo-Confucian philosophical school founded by Wang Yangming. Its central doctrines — 致良知 (extending innate moral knowledge) and 知行合一 (unity of knowledge and action) — broke with Zhu Xi orthodoxy and deeply influenced later East Asian thought, including Meiji-era Japan.

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王 wáng

阳 yáng

明 míng