Shao K’ang-chieh
Shao K’ang-chieh
Shao K’ang-chieh (Shao Yung, Shao Yao-fu, 1011-1077) was son of a scholar (Ch’eng I-ch’uan’s teacher). Although he served in the government in a few minor capacities, in general, his life was that of quietude and poverty. But his reputation of integrity and scholarship grew so high that scholars far and near regarded him as their “teacher,” and people “warned one another to refrain from evil for fear that Master Shao might know.” His Huang-chi Ching-shih, (Supreme Principles for the States and for Society) is a standird Neo-Confucian (li hsueh) work. — W.T.C.