Mou Zongsan
1909–1995
“Contemporary New Confucianism — moral metaphysics from intellectual intuition.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- CECommunal Embeddedness8 / 10
- TDTheoretical Drive8 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason7 / 10
- TETrust in Experience7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Cheng HaoKEEL
Humaneness (ren) as identity with all things; mystical Confucianism.
- Liang ShumingCARTOGRAPHER
Three cultures compared — Chinese, Indian, Western paths of life.
- Tu WeimingCARTOGRAPHER
Confucian humanism in dialogue with global ethics.
- Cheng YiCARTOGRAPHER
Investigation of things — Neo-Confucian study as moral cultivation.
- Wang FuzhiCARTOGRAPHER
Anti-quietist Confucian — qi is the only reality; history is its becoming.
- Iris MurdochKEEL
Sovereignty of Good — moral attention to the singular other.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Mou Zongsan's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Mou Zongsan or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREMou Zongsan vs Cheng HaoOn Mull's map Cheng Hao sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶