Lu Jiuyuan 1139 – 1193
Lu Jiuyuan (1139 – 1193) was a Chinese philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Confucianism.
Lu Jiuyuan, also known as Lu Xiangshan, was a Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher of the Southern Song dynasty and the principal rival of Zhu Xi, whose more rationalist program he challenged from the standpoint of an explicit philosophy of mind. The recorded dialogues of his Goose Lake meetings with Zhu Xi in 1175 dramatized the great Song-dynasty controversy between the school of principle and the school of mind, in which Lu argued that the moral principles of the universe are originally inscribed in the human heart-mind and that the long study of texts is therefore not the road to sagehood. His thought was the principal philosophical source for the later Ming-dynasty philosophy of Wang Yangming.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Era
- Medieval
- Movements
- Confucianism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Lu Jiuyuan:
“The universe is my mind; my mind is the universe.”
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Attributed to Lu Jiuyuan:
“Principle is not external to the heart-mind; it is the heart-mind itself rightly seen.”
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Attributed to Lu Jiuyuan:
“Sagehood does not require a thousand books; it requires the awakening of the original heart.”
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Attributed to Lu Jiuyuan:
“What is in the classics is in our own minds, before we ever read a word.”
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Attributed to Lu Jiuyuan:
“If the foundation is right, the rest will follow of itself.”
Frequently asked about Lu Jiuyuan
- When did Lu Jiuyuan live?
- Lu Jiuyuan was born in 1139 and died in 1193.
- Where was Lu Jiuyuan from?
- Lu Jiuyuan was a Chinese philosopher of the Medieval era.
- What philosophical movements is Lu Jiuyuan associated with?
- Lu Jiuyuan was associated with Confucianism.
- What was Lu Jiuyuan known for?
- Lu Jiuyuan, also known as Lu Xiangshan, was a Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher of the Southern Song dynasty and the principal rival of Zhu Xi, whose more rationalist program he challenged from the standpoint of an explicit philosophy of mind.
- How many quotes are attributed to Lu Jiuyuan?
- There are 7 attributed quotations from Lu Jiuyuan in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.