Wang Shouren’s Ethico-Epistemology and the Double Nature of Recognition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8244030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jana S Rošker (0000-0003-0072-1556, University of Ljubljana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 368-386 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1335-1257 • E-ISSN: 2585-8793 |
| Publisher | Central Library of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31577/aassav.2021.30.2.04 |
| OpenAlex | W3216324943 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Wang Shouren (1472 -1529), who appears more frequently in the history of Chinese philosophy under his pseudonym Wang Yangming , is generally recognized as the most important exponent, indeed founder, of the Neo-Confucian "School of the Heart-Mind" (Xin xue ). In the context of Neo-Confucianism, Wang's philosophy is of great importance, especially with regard to his views on the inseparable unity of ethics and epistemology and his latent syntheses of Confucian and Chan Buddhist thought. Within this framework, this article will provide a critical introduction to his epistemology, focusing on the innovative elements of his paradigm of the unity of knowledge and action (zhixing heyi ) and the underlying concept of innate knowledge (liangzhi ). For Wang, these two epistemological concepts were rooted in the human heartmind (xin ) and possessed intense moral connotations that were reflected in practical ethics. On this ethico-epistemological basis, the paper will illuminate the methods of gradualism and subitism and critically address their connection to the Chan Buddhist view of gradual and instant enlightenment
Epistemology · Linguistics · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |