About the author
Cheng Yi was a Neo-Confucian philosopher of the Northern Song dynasty, often mentioned together with his elder brother Cheng Hao as the "Two Chengs." Public information available here is limited regarding his nationality, dates of birth and death, and specific life experiences, so this page makes no inferences on those points. Three works are currently listed: the two-volume Complete Works of the Two Chengs, the Tian Di Ren Series, and the Surviving Writings of the Two Chengs. All fall under Eastern philosophy and center on Neo-Confucian themes such as heavenly principle, human nature, and self-cultivation, presenting his thought through recorded sayings, letters, and discursive writings. His style is plain and rigorous, emphasizing the analysis of principle rather than elaborate exposition, with concise sentences that retain the tone of teaching and dialogue. These texts are important sources for understanding Song-dynasty Neo-Confucianism and had a profound influence on later Confucian thought, making them suitable for readers interested in the history of Chinese philosophy and intellectual history.
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Rating 4.5★ Complete Works of the Two Cheng Brothers (2 Volumes) 程颢 / 程颐 / 张旭辉 Chongwen Publishing House · 2023 This edition of The Complete Works of the Two Cheng Brothers (2 volumes) is collated and punctuated on the basis of the Tu Langxuan Zongying edition f… Rating 4.5★ The Surviving Works of the Two Cheng Brothers 程颢 / 程颐 / 潘富恩 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 "The Surviving Works of the Two Cheng Brothers" is a representative work that relatively concentratedly expresses the Neo-Confucian thought of the two… Rating 4.5★ Heaven, Earth, and Humanity Series 周敦颐 / 张载 / 程颢 / 程颐 / Zhu Xi / 吕祖谦 / 陆九渊 / Wang Shouren / Wang Fuzhi / 颜元撰 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Heaven, Earth, and Humanity Series selects eight concise and representative works by major Confucian scholars from the Song and Ming dynasties to …Publishers
Shanghai Classics Publishing HouseChongwen Publishing House