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WANG YANGMING'S 王陽明 MORAL PHILOSOPHY: INNATE CONSCIOUSNESS AND VIRTUE

Yang Guorong

Journal of Chinese Philosophy February 5, 2010 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6253.2009.01564.x (opens in new tab)

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Key points Argues that Wang Yangming's moral philosophy centers on innate consciousness (liangzhi) as the source of moral knowledge and virtue, and that extending this consciousness into action constitutes moral practice, thereby unifying knowledge and conduct.

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Journal of Chinese PhilosophyVolume 37, Issue 1 p. 62-75 WANG YANGMING'S ??? MORAL PHILOSOPHY: INNATE CONSCIOUSNESS AND VIRTUE GUORONG YANG, Corresponding Author GUORONG YANG EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITYShanghai, ChinaYANG GUORONG, Professor, Institute of Modern Chinese Thought and Culture, East China Normal University. Specialties: Chinese philosophy, moral philosophy. E-mail: yanggr@yahoo.comSearch for more papers by this author GUORONG YANG, Corresponding Author GUORONG YANG EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITYShanghai, ChinaYANG GUORONG, Professor, Institute of Modern Chinese Thought and Culture, East China Normal University. Specialties: Chinese philosophy, moral philosophy. E-mail: yanggr@yahoo.comSearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 February 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6253.2009.01564.xRead the full textAboutRelatedInformationPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessClose modalShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Volume37, Issue1March 2010Pages 62-75 RelatedInformation RecommendedThe Conflation of Moral and Epistemic VirtueJulia Driver, MetaphilosophyVirtue Ethics and Moral RelativismChristopher W. Gowans, A Companion to Relativism, [1]Is Open‐mindedness a Moral Virtue?Anna Cremaldi, Jack M. C. Kwong, RatioA NEO-CONFUCIAN CONCEPTION OF WISDOM: WANG YANGMING ON THE INNATE MORAL KNOWLEDGE (LIANGZHI)YONG HUANG, Journal of Chinese PhilosophyApplied Moral PhilosophyRichard Arneson, A Companion to Applied Philosophy, [1]