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Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi), rationalist and leading figure of the School of Principle. Chen Hongmou, argued for racial and sexual equality in the place of education. Wang Fuzhi, believed Confucius' teachings had become distorted, so wrote his own commentaires. Wang Yangming, idealist and leading figure of the School of Mind.
After explaining that a nihilism similar to that found in Nietzsche's Europe can be found in China, [59] Kelly outlines the influence Nietzsche's thought had upon Lu Xun, one of the first Chinese thinkers to consider Nietzsche, [60] and Li Shicen, whom he describes as the "most explicit of Chinese 'Nietzscheans ' ". [61]
Wang Yangming – important Idealist Neo-Confucian. [1]Zhang Zai – pioneering Neo-Confucian. [2]Zhou Dunyi – Song Dynasty philosopher. [3]Zhu Xi – one of the leading Neo-Confucians of the Song Dynasty.
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Atiśa (c. 980 –1054) He was one of the major figures in the spread of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in Asia and inspired Buddhist thought from Tibet to Sumatra Udayana ( c. 10th century ) he was a very important Hindu logician who attempted to reconcile the views held by the two major schools of logic ( Nyaya and Vaisheshika ).
Political scientist, Donald Lutz, found that Montesquieu was the most frequently quoted authority on government in colonial America. [15] Leandro Fernández de Moratín: 1760–1828: Spanish: Dramatist and translator, support of republicanism and free thinking. Transitional figure to Romanticism. Henry More: 1614-1687: English
A tomb discovered in Taiyuan from the 8 th century features murals in the “figures under the tree” style. The multiple scenes depicted throughout the tomb show daily life during the Tang dynasty.
When the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, intellectuals came under strict government control. Educated overseas Chinese were invited to return home, and those intellectuals who remained in China were urged to contribute their technical expertise to rebuilding the country. Intellectuals were expected to serve the party and the ...