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Neo-Confucianism of the Song dynasty (960–1276) was a philosophical movement of dual nature. It was a response to Buddhism and Daoism on the one hand, and a reinterpretation of classical Confucianism on the other. As such, Neo-Confucianism included the psychological depth of Buddhism, the metaphysical sophistication of Daoism, and the socio-political vision of classical Confucianism. This chapter analyzes Neo-Confucianism from three perspectives: its origin, its main philosophical argument, and its impact. It demonstrates that the Confucianism of the Song dynasty can be called “Neo-Confucianism” because it clearly contained elements different from classical Confucianism. This new vision of Confucian learning was based on a moral metaphysics connecting what is mundane and ordinary to what is spiritual and transcendental. |
