Wang Yangming
1472–1529
Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher who stressed the unity of knowledge and action.
Wang Yangming (1472–1529) was a philosopher, born in Yuyao City and died in Ganzhou.
- Known as
- Philosopher
- Category
- Thinkers
- Born
- 1472, Yuyao City
- Died
- 1529, Ganzhou
Alive at the same time as Wang Yangming
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Portrait: Cai Shixin, Public domain.
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