Cheng ming
Ch’eng ming
(a) To arrive at understanding from being one’s true self. This is due to one’s nature, whereas to arrive at being one’s true self from understanding is a matter of culture. (Confucianism).
(b) The knowledge that rises above distinctions, attainable only when the human mind, completely comprehends Heaven, nature and the moral law. (Chang Heng-Ch’u, 1020-1077). — W.T.C.
Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Cheng ming
The doctrine of the “rectification of names” which holds that names should correspond to realities, and serve as standards for social organization and personal conduct. The actual must in each case be made to correspond to the name. (Confucius; Hsun Tzu, c. 335-c. 288 B.C.) — H.H.