“Correcting Youthful Ignorance” (Zhengmeng)
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“Correcting Youthful Ignorance” (Zhengmeng) is a foundational Neo-Confucian philosophical treatise by Zhang Zai that systematically expounds his metaphysical and ethical views, especially his doctrine of qi and human moral cultivation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Correcting Youthful Ignorance” (Zhengmeng) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21273181 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Correcting Youthful Ignorance” (Zhengmeng) Context triple: [Zhang Zai, knownFor, “Correcting Youthful Ignorance” (Zhengmeng)]
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Commentary on the Four Books
Commentary on the Four Books is Zhu Xi’s influential Neo-Confucian exegesis on the core Confucian classics that became the standard basis for civil service examinations in imperial China.
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Book of Education
Book of Education is a classic Jewish work that systematically explains the 613 commandments of the Torah along with their reasons and practical applications.
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Bai jia zheng ming
Bai jia zheng ming refers to the flourishing intellectual movement of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods in ancient China, when numerous philosophical schools such as Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, and Legalism actively debated ideas on ethics, politics, and society.
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“Confucius General”
“Confucius General” is the nickname of Liu Bocheng, a prominent Chinese Communist military commander renowned for his strategic brilliance and scholarly demeanor.
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E.
Jixiao Xinshu
Jixiao Xinshu is a classic Ming dynasty Chinese military treatise that systematizes Qi Jiguang’s innovations in infantry tactics, training, and organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Correcting Youthful Ignorance” (Zhengmeng) Target entity description: “Correcting Youthful Ignorance” (Zhengmeng) is a foundational Neo-Confucian philosophical treatise by Zhang Zai that systematically expounds his metaphysical and ethical views, especially his doctrine of qi and human moral cultivation.
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A.
Commentary on the Four Books
Commentary on the Four Books is Zhu Xi’s influential Neo-Confucian exegesis on the core Confucian classics that became the standard basis for civil service examinations in imperial China.
-
B.
Book of Education
Book of Education is a classic Jewish work that systematically explains the 613 commandments of the Torah along with their reasons and practical applications.
-
C.
Bai jia zheng ming
Bai jia zheng ming refers to the flourishing intellectual movement of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods in ancient China, when numerous philosophical schools such as Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, and Legalism actively debated ideas on ethics, politics, and society.
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D.
“Confucius General”
“Confucius General” is the nickname of Liu Bocheng, a prominent Chinese Communist military commander renowned for his strategic brilliance and scholarly demeanor.
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E.
Jixiao Xinshu
Jixiao Xinshu is a classic Ming dynasty Chinese military treatise that systematizes Qi Jiguang’s innovations in infantry tactics, training, and organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
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