Ye Shi
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Ye Shi courtesy name Zhengze (正则), pseudonym
Mr. Shuixin (水心先生), was a Chinese neo-Confucian of the Song dynasty
.
A native of Wenzhou, Zhejiang
, he was the most famous figure of the Yongjia School
, a neo-Confucianism School composed mostly of philosophers from Wenzhou Prefecture
in Zhejiang
province. In contrast to other neo-Confucianists in the same period like Zhu Xi
and Lu Jiuyuan
, he stressed practical learning and applying Confucian doctrine to real world problems. This school had important influence on later thinkers from Zhejiang province, including Wang Shouren and Huang Zongxi
, who were the most important philosophers in the Ming and Qing periods.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Mr. Shuixin (水心先生), was a Chinese neo-Confucian of the Song dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...
.
A native of Wenzhou, Zhejiang
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....
, he was the most famous figure of the Yongjia School
Yongjia School
Yongjia School was a Chinese school of thought during the Song Dynasty....
, a neo-Confucianism School composed mostly of philosophers from Wenzhou Prefecture
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....
in Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
province. In contrast to other neo-Confucianists in the same period like 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...
and Lu Jiuyuan
Lu Jiuyuan
thumb|200px|Lu JiuyuanLu Jiuyuan was a Chinese scholar and philosopher who founded the school of the universal mind, the second most influential Neo-Confucian school...
, he stressed practical learning and applying Confucian doctrine to real world problems. This school had important influence on later thinkers from Zhejiang province, including Wang Shouren and Huang Zongxi
Huang Zongxi
Huang Zongxi , courtesy name Taichong , was the name of a Chinese naturalist, political theorist, philosopher, and soldier during the latter part of the Ming dynasty into the early part the Qing.-Biography:...
, who were the most important philosophers in the Ming and Qing periods.