Rectification of Names in Confucianism
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"One of the most orthopraxic schools of thought, Confucianism, nevertheless understood the importance of getting your concepts in order. They called this process the rectification of names, and the master himself said it was the “beginning of wisdom”. The idea is that your conceptual frameworks must carve reality at the joints, because otherwise you will be systematically deceived."
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