Wang Yangming: References & Edit History
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Wing-tsit Chan, “Wang Yang-Ming: A Biography,” Philosophy East and West, 22:63–74 (January 1972), is a comprehensive account of Wang’s life, particularly his achievements as a government official and as a philosopher, based on standard Chinese and Japanese sources. Wang Yang-ming (Yangming Wang), Instructions for Practical Living, and Other Neo-Confucian Writing (1963), provides a translation of Wang’s conversations and letters, in which his philosophy is set forth, and seven official documents of his, illustrating his social and political views with introductions and comments on these works.
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| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Beans: Protein-Rich Superfoods. | Jun 14, 2025 | ||
| Deleted Web site: WebMD - Beans: Protein-Rich Superfoods. | Jun 14, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of Wang Yangming. | Dec 30, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cultural China - Biography of Wang Yangming. | Jul 21, 2014 | ||
| Changed Wade-Giles to Pinyin. | Jan 29, 2009 | ||
| Article updated and transliteration changed to Pinyin. | Dec 05, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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