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Also Known As Ch’eng I
Born 1033 • China
Died 1107 (aged 74) • China
Notable Family Members brother Cheng Hao
Subjects Of Study Lixue • Neo-Confucianism • li
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Yan Yuan
Chinese philosopher
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Zisi
Chinese philosopher
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Gu Yanwu
Chinese philosopher
Chu Hsi, ink on paper, by an unknown artist; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Zhu Xi
Chinese philosopher
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Cheng Hao
Chinese philosopher
Confucius
Confucius
Chinese philosopher
Xunzi
Xunzi
Chinese philosopher
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Wang Yangming
Chinese philosopher
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Zhou Dunyi
Chinese philosopher
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Liang Shuming
Chinese philosopher
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Shao Yong
Chinese philosopher
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Zhang Zai
Chinese philosopher
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Xu Heng
Chinese scholar
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Lu Jiuyuan
Chinese philosopher
Mencius
Mencius
Chinese philosopher
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Dai Zhen
Chinese philosopher
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Dong Zhongshu
Chinese scholar
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Wang Chong
Chinese philosopher
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Li Ao
Chinese scholar
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He Yan
Chinese philosopher

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