Neo-Confucianism
Philosophical school of Confucianism mainly influenced by Zhu Xi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neo-Confucianism (Chinese: 宋明理學; pinyin: Sòng-Míng lǐxué, often shortened to lǐxué 理學, literally "School of Principle") is a moral, ethical, and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, which originated with Han Yu (768–824) and Li Ao (772–841) in the Tang dynasty, and became prominent during the Song and Ming dynasties under the formulations of Zhu Xi (1130–1200). After the Mongol conquest of China in the thirteenth century, Chinese scholars and officials restored and preserved neo-Confucianism as a way to safeguard the cultural heritage of China.[1]
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Traditional Chinese | 宋明理學 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 宋明理学 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Song-Ming [dynasty] rational idealism" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese | Lý học | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chữ Hán | 理學 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hangul | 성리학 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanja | 性理學 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kanji | 宋明理学 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiragana | そうみんりがく | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neo-Confucianism could have been an attempt to create a more rationalist and secular form of Confucianism by rejecting mystical elements of Taoism and Buddhism that had influenced Confucianism during and after the Han dynasty.[2] Although the neo-Confucianists were critical of Taoism and Buddhism, the two did have an influence on the philosophy, and the neo-Confucianists borrowed terms and concepts. However, unlike the Buddhists and Taoists, who saw metaphysics as a catalyst for spiritual development, religious enlightenment, and immortality, the neo-Confucianists used metaphysics as a guide for developing a rationalist ethical philosophy.[3][4] Traditional Confucian beliefs such as gender roles were also included, leading to the devaluing of women in Korea.