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Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is a revived form of Confucian philosophy that incorporated metaphysical ideas in response to Buddhism and Daoism. Its most influential synthesis was developed by Zhu Xi under the Song Dynasty. It became the intellectual foundation of governance, examinations and social organisation in China and much of East Asia for some six centuries.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Neo-Confucianism. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/neo-confucianism
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