Ye Shi (, 1150–1223),
courtesy name
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Zhengze (正则),
pseudonym
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Mr. Shuixin (水心先生), was a Chinese
neo-Confucian
Neo-Confucianism (, often shortened to ''lǐxué'' 理學, literally "School of Principle") is a moral, ethical, and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, and originated with Han Yu (768–824) and Li Ao (772–841) in t ...
of the
Song dynasty
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.
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
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province. In contrast to other scholars in the same period like
Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi (; ; October 18, 1130 – April 23, 1200), formerly romanized Chu Hsi, was a Chinese calligrapher, historian, philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty. Zhu was influential in the development of Neo-Confucianism. He con ...
and
Lu Jiuyuan
Lu Jiuyuan (; 1139–1192), or Lu Xiangshan (陸象山; Lù Xiàngshān), was a Chinese philosopher and writer who founded the school of the universal mind, the second most influential Neo-Confucian school. He was a contemporary and the main ri ...
, 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 (; September 24, 1610 – August 12, 1695), courtesy name Taichong (), was a Chinese naturalist, political theorist, philosopher, and soldier during the latter part of the Ming dynasty into the early part of the Qing.
Biography
Huan ...
, who were the most important philosophers in the Ming and Qing periods.
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Song dynasty philosophers
12th-century Chinese philosophers
13th-century Chinese philosophers
1150 births
1223 deaths
Chinese Confucianists
Writers from Wenzhou
Philosophers from Zhejiang
Song dynasty politicians from Zhejiang
Politicians from Wenzhou
Song dynasty essayists