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What are the four words of Wang Yangming's unity of knowledge and action?
1, the unity of knowing and doing means that the object conforms to the subject, knowing means conscience, and doing means human practice. The unity of knowing and doing is neither adding action with knowledge nor adding knowledge with action, thinking that action is knowledge.

2, that is, knowing the truth of things and applying this truth in reality are inseparable. This is the proposition of epistemology and practice in China's ancient philosophy, which mainly focuses on moral cultivation and practice.

3. Ancient philosophers in China believed that only knowing ("knowing"), but also doing ("doing"), and unifying "knowing" and "doing" can be called "goodness". The unity of conscience and knowing and doing is the core of Yangming culture. Conscience first, then the unity of knowledge and action.

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1, Wang Shouren (1472,10,31-1529, 19), whose real name is Wang Yun, whose real name is Boan, whose real name is Yangming, a native of Yuyao, Zhejiang, and a Han nationality. An outstanding thinker, writer, strategist and educator in Ming Dynasty, the son of Wang Hua, served as an official in Nanjing.

2. In the twelfth year of Hongzhi (1499), he was a scholar and was the first director of the Ministry of Punishment. Successively served as the magistrate of Longchang Yicheng, the magistrate of Luling, the governor of Youjidu, the governor of Gannan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the military affairs minister of Nanjing, and the governor of Zuodu, and successively put down the rebellion of Gannan, Guangdong and Guangxi and the rebellion of Zhu, and was sealed.

3. In November of the seventh year of Jiajing (1529 65438+1October 9), he died at the age of 57. Ming Muzong succeeded to the throne, posthumous title Xinjian Hou, and posthumous title "Wencheng". In the 12th year of Wanli (1584), he was enshrined in the Confucius Temple.

4. Wang Shouren is a master of mind, and Yangming's mind was introduced to Japan, Korea and other countries. Its disciples are extremely numerous, and it is called "Yaojiang School" internationally. The article is vast and prosperous, and there is a chic atmosphere between pen and ink. Wang Wencheng's Kung Fu books have been handed down from generation to generation.

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