Cheng Yi lived from 1033 to 1107 and was a Chinese classicist, essayist, philosopher and politician of the Song dynasty who worked closely with his older brother Cheng Hao; like his brother he was a student of Zhou Dunyi, a friend of Shao Yong and a nephew of Zhang Zai, and the five of them, together with Sima Guang, are called the Six Great Masters by his follower Zhu Xi. He became a prominent figure in Neo-Confucianism, and the philosophy of Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao and Zhu Xi is referred to as the Cheng-Zhu school or the Rationalistic School.
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Cheng Yi (1033–1107), also known by various other names and romanizations, was a Chinese classicist, essayist, philosopher, and politician of the Song Dynasty.
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Early life
Cheng was born in Luoyang, Henan in 1033.
Early life, birthplace
Cheng was born in Luoyang, Henan in 1033
Later life
He was finally pardoned in 1106, one year before his death.
Philosophy
He became a prominent figure in neo-Confucianism, and the philosophy of Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao and Zhu Xi is referred to as the Cheng-Zhu school or the Rationalistic School.
Career
He was appointed expositor-in-waiting in 1086 to begin lecturing the emperor on Confucianism.
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was a Chinese classicist
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Cheng Yi (Wade-Giles: Ch'eng I) may refer to:
Cheng Yi (Tang dynasty) (died 819), Tang dynasty chief councilor
Cheng Yi (philosopher) (1033-1107), Song dynasty philosopher
Cheng Yi (actor) (born 1990), Chinese actor
Cheng Yi (成宜), Han dynasty warlord involved in the Battle of Tong Pass (211)
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Internet Encyclopedia of PhilosophyIn Branch: Metaphysics, Opening summary, ontological substance
Cheng Yi asserted a transcendental principle (li) as an ontological substance.
In Branch: Ethics, Opening summary, moral cultivation
The way of moral cultivation for Cheng Yi is through composure and extension of knowledge which is a gradual way towards sagehood.
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