When1: 1160
When2: 1190
Who: Chu Hsi or Zhu Xi
What: founder/philosopher
Where: China
works\ Analects [1160 to 1190: Confucius' collected sayings]; Master Mencius [1160 to 1190]; Great Learning [1160 to 1190]; Doctrine of the Mean [1160 to 1190]
Detail: He lived 1130 to 1200, wrote the Four Books, and started neo-Confucian Ch'eng-Chu School, which blended Ch'eng-I ideas, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
All things have unchanging pattern and changing matter. Principles {li, Chu Hsi} {t'ai ch'i} interact with matter and energy {ch'i, matter}. People need to live properly and have education to discern the pure patterns in impure matter.
The Four Beginnings are feeling shame, deferring to others, sharing other's feelings, and perceiving. The Four Virtues are being wise, loving humanity, acting correctly, and following ritual.
The Seven Emotions are hate, love, happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and wanting. The Four Books are Lun-yü, Ta Hsüeh, Chung Yung, and Meng-tzu.
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