Thinker
1 reading
← Thinkers
Wang Yangming
Thinker · 1 reading
Wang Yangming refuses to separate genuine knowledge from action. Why does innate moral knowing not endorse every immediate impulse?
All readings
1 reading · Title A–Z
Guided course · Module 7 · Lesson 38
Knowing what is right and acting on it
Zhu Xi calls for the investigation of things, and Wang Yangming ties genuine knowing to acting. How does understanding a duty relate to felt response, practice and a change in conduct?