Cheng-Zhu school
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The Cheng-Zhu school, known in Chinese as Chéngzhūlĭxué 程朱理学, is one of the major philosophical schools of Neo-Confucianism
, based on the ideas of the Neo-Confucian philosophers Cheng Yi
, Cheng Hao
, and Zhu Xi
.
Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is an ethical and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, that was primarily developed during the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, but which can be traced back to Han Yu and Li Ao in the Tang Dynasty....
, based on the ideas of the Neo-Confucian philosophers Cheng Yi
Cheng Yi
Cheng Yi was a military general serving under the warlord Han Sui during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He joined his lord in resisting Cao Cao in Guanzhong...
, Cheng Hao
Cheng Hao
Chéng Hào , styled Bochun , was a neo-Confucian philosopher from Luoyang, China. In his youth, he and his younger brother Cheng Yi were students of Zhou Dunyi, one of the architects of Neo-Confucian cosmology.-Life:...
, and Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi
Zhū Xī or Chu Hsi was a Song Dynasty Confucian scholar who became the leading figure of the School of Principle and the most influential rationalist Neo-Confucian in China...
.