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Key Takeaway: He is the most influential figure in Neo-Confucian idealism, known for his doctrine of the 'unity of knowledge and action' (知行合一) and the concept of 'innate knowledge' (良知).

He is the most influential figure in Neo-Confucian idealism, known for his doctrine of the 'unity of knowledge and action' (知行合一) and the concept of 'innate knowledge' (良知). His teachings challenged the orthodox Zhu Xi school and profoundly influenced East Asian philosophy.

As Confucius taught in the Analects and as the Confucian tradition of virtue and self-cultivation holds, He is the most influential figure in Neo-Confucian idealism, known for his doctrine of the 'unity of knowledge and action' (知行合一) and the concept of 'innate knowledge' (良知).

— Oriens