Wang Yangming

Wang Shouren (Chinese: 王守仁, 26 October 1472 – 9 January 1529), courtesy name Bo'an (Chinese: 伯安), art name Yangmingzi (traditional Chinese: 陽明子; simplified Chinese: 阳明子), usually referred to as Wang Yangming (traditional Chinese: 王陽明; simplified Chinese: 王阳明), was a Chinese calligrapher, general, philosopher, politician, and writer during the Ming dynasty. After Zhu Xi, he is commonly regarded as the most important Neo-Confucian thinker, for his interpretations of Confucianism that denied the rationalist dualism of the orthodox philosophy of Zhu Xi. Wang and Lu Xiangshan are regarded as the founders as the Lu–Wang school, or the School of the Mind.

For the Taiwanese actor, see Sunny Wang.
"Bo'an" redirects here. For the Han Dynasty warlord, see Liu Yu (warlord). For the ethnic group, see Bonan people. For the language, see Bonan language.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Shouren
Viceroy of Liangguang
In office
1527–1529
Preceded byYao Mo
Succeeded byZhang Jing
Minister of War in the Southern Capital
In office
1521–1527
Grand coordinator of Nangan
In office
1472–1529
Preceded byWen Sen
Succeeded byNie Xian
Personal details
Born(1472-10-26)26 October 1472
Yuyao, Zhejiang
Died9 January 1529(1529-01-09) (aged 56)
Nan'an fu, Jiangxi (present-day Ganzhou)
SpouseLady Zhu
OccupationCalligrapher, military general, philosopher, politician, and writer
Philosophy career
SchoolConfucianism
Notable ideas
Yangmingism, Unity of knowledge and action, the streets are full of saints
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese王陽明
Simplified Chinese王阳明
Shouren
(given name)
Chinese守仁
Bo'an
(courtesy name)
Chinese伯安
Yangmingzi
(art name)
Traditional Chinese陽明子
Simplified Chinese阳明子
Wencheng
(posthumous name)
Chinese文成
Earl of Xinjian
(nobility title)
Chinese新建伯

In China, Japan, and Western countries, he is known by his honorific name rather than his private name.

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