Neo-Confucianism

“This comes from Neo-Confucianism, which is traditionally Korean and very male chauvinist,” she says.

Why Dictators Love Kitsch Eric Gibson 2009

Many western scholars also distinguish between Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism.

Japanese Confucian Philosophy Tucker, John 2008

A most important contribution of Neo-Confucianism to early-modern Japanese culture was its emphasis on education at virtually all levels.

Japanese Confucian Philosophy Tucker, John 2008

The liberation of Neo-Confucianism from the domination of Zen learning only became possible in the late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth centuries, following Toyotomi Hideyoshi's (1537-1598) invasions of the Korean peninsula.

Japanese Confucian Philosophy Tucker, John 2008

This sort of mysticism, more characteristic of Daoism than classical Confucianism, was one of the more distinctive features of many expressions of Neo-Confucianism.

Japanese Confucian Philosophy Tucker, John 2008

As a term Neo-Confucianism has a variety of nuances but most scholars who use the term do so in reference to forms of Confucian philosophizing that emerged in the wake of Buddhism.

Japanese Confucian Philosophy Tucker, John 2008

There can be little question that the number of extended critiques of Neo-Confucian thinking in the early-modern period were in part an outgrowth of the invitation to doubt advocated by proponents of Neo-Confucianism.

Japanese Confucian Philosophy Tucker, John 2008

While Zhu Xi came to criticize Buddhism, other Neo-Confucians did not see Buddhism as necessarily antithetical to Confucianism or Neo-Confucianism.

Japanese Confucian Philosophy Tucker, John 2008

Brief introductory essays defending the ability of language to refer to reality are relatively common in early-modern Neo-Confucianism.

Japanese Confucian Philosophy Tucker, John 2008

Undoubtedly the newest thing about Neo-Confucianism was its metaphysics: while Confucius and Mencius had apparently assumed the reality of the world, they had not felt obliged to explain that assumption theoretically, even in passing.

Japanese Confucian Philosophy Tucker, John 2008