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Also Known As Chou Tun-i • Chou Lien-Hsi • Zhou Lianxi
Born 1017 • China
Died 1073 (aged 56) • China
Notable Works “Taijitushuo” • “Tongshu”
Subjects Of Study Confucianism • Dark Learning
Chu Hsi, ink on paper, by an unknown artist; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Zhu Xi
Chinese philosopher
Wang Yangming
Chinese philosopher
Dong Zhongshu
Chinese scholar
Liang Shuming
Chinese philosopher
Shao Yong
Chinese philosopher
Cheng Yi
Chinese philosopher
Zhang Zai
Chinese philosopher
Xu Heng
Chinese scholar
Cheng Hao
Chinese philosopher
Lu Jiuyuan
Chinese philosopher
Confucius
Confucius
Chinese philosopher
Xunzi
Xunzi
Chinese philosopher
Mencius
Mencius
Chinese philosopher
Dai Zhen
Chinese philosopher
Yan Yuan
Chinese philosopher
Zisi
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Gu Yanwu
Chinese philosopher
Wang Chong
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Wang Bi
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Li Ao
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