Zhu Xi
LII-D "設計者" Confucian Philosopher · Chinese · 12th c.Song dynasty Confucian philosopher (1130–1200). He founded "Neo-Confucianism," synthesising the Four Books through "li (principle)" and "qi (vital force)." His annotations became the imperial examination standard for approximately 600 years across East Asia.
主導機能+Ti-p (Organization & Law)
Precise annotation and compilation of the Four Books — the final systematisation of Confucian communal ethics. These annotations served as the imperial examination standard for ~600 years from 1313 to 1905.
創造機能-Ne-c (Common Sense & Peace)
"Jing (reverence)" practice — placing "a careful and gentle introspective attitude" at the core of character formation. "Gewu zhizhi" — the quiet intellectual ordering of exploring the principle of things.
脆弱機能1+Se-p weak (Achievement & Protection)
Weak +Se-p: spending his life in the private sphere except for 46 days at court — consistently avoiding power. Responding to political suppression with silence and retreat.
脆弱機能2-Fi-c weak (Sincerity & Reconciliation)
Weak -Fi-c: prioritising "investigation of principle" over personal emotion. In philosophical debates with Lu Jiuyuan, only systematic logical responses.
クアドラ・気質・クラブ
クアドラ: Anti-Gamma Quadra (Utopia) — "Love people, benefit things" — contribution to the community at the ethical centre. Social granary as the same Quadra cooperative institution.
気質: Balanced-Stable temperament: annotations functioning for 600 years. Refusing officialdom for decades, completing the system at his own pace.
クラブ: Researcher Club: operating an intellectual community centred on the academy — the archetypal Researcher Club. Dialogic scholarship through conversations with disciples.
世界観・変化への態度
"The corruption of scholarship and moral failures of officialdom exist" — the direct statement of present reality. The "absent reality" (a world of perfect moral governance) is not proclaimed.
変化への態度: Pointing the direction of Neo-Confucianism as transformation — annotations recognised and applied for 600 years after death.
