Zhu Xi thought model
China · 1130–1200
The great synthesizer of Neo-Confucianism, who systematized principle and material force, the investigation of things, and self-cultivation.
Perspective
Judgment is set right by fathoming the principle in things and, through daily cultivation, ordering the temperament.
Value model
Individual agency22
Rational inquiry80
Risk awareness32
Social conformity85
Self-overcoming55
Practicality50
Language skepticism22
Decision principles
- Investigate the principle in the matter.
- Order the biases of your temperament.
- Continue it as a discipline of cultivation.