单词 | neo-confucianism |
释义 | neo-Confucianismn. A new or revived form of Confucianism.Used spec. to denote (a) a movement in religious philosophy derived from Confucianism in China around the 11th cent. in response to the ideas of Taoism and Buddhism; (b) a form of Confucian philosophy influential in Japan in the 17th to 19th centuries, which emphasized the importance of rationality, loyalty, obedience, and a strictly hierarchical social order for the maintenance of a harmonious society. ΚΠ 1903 K. Okakura Ideals of East 168 Neo-Confucianism in China consists of the Confucian justification of all, plus the new spirit of individualism. 1919 Polit. Sci. Q. 34 647 The neo-Confucianism of the Sung period..was a direct product of the Vikramadityan renaissance. 1948 Mind 57 535 Fung continues Chinese traditions by attempting to bring up to date medieval Neo-Confucianism. 1970 W. J. F. Jenner & G. Yang tr. Mod. Chinese Stories 29 I returned to my home town... I put up at the house of..Mr. Lu... A former Imperial College licentiate who believes in Neo-Confucianism, he seemed very little changed. 1992 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 19 Jan. 15/1 Theories about the..common ethos of ‘industrial neo-Confucianism’, in which bureaucrats ‘..had a sense of responsibility for the overall social order’. 1999 Britannica Online (Version 99.1) (at cited word) Neo-Confucianism..profoundly influenced the thought and behaviour of the educated class. The tradition, introduced into Japan from China by Zen Buddhists in the medieval period, provided a heavenly sanction for the existing social order. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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