Zhu Xi

Tags: Philosopher.

Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (Chinese: 朱熹 October 18 1130 – April 23 1200) 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.

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birth date

1130-10-18

birth place

China, Fujian, Youxi County

death date

1200-04-23

death place

China

era

Song dynasty

influenced

Ch'ien Mu, Joseph Needham, Tu Weiming, Yi Hwang, Wang Yangming, Wang Fuzhi

influenced by

Confucius, Zhang Zai, Zhou Dunyi, Mencius, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi (philosopher)

LCCN Id

n/81/8179

philosophicalSchool

Confucianism, Neo-Confucianism