New Text Confucianism
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New Text Confucianism is a late Qing reformist reinterpretation of Confucian thought, centered on the "New Text" classics and used to advocate constitutional monarchy and modernizing political change in China.
All labels observed (1)
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| New Text Confucianism canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14632875 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Text Confucianism Context triple: [Kang Youwei, movement, New Text Confucianism]
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A.
Modern New Confucianism
Modern New Confucianism is a 20th-century revival and reinterpretation of Confucian thought that emphasizes moral self-cultivation, humanism, and engagement with modern philosophical currents such as democracy, science, and liberalism.
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B.
Old Text Confucianism
Old Text Confucianism is a Han dynasty scholarly tradition that interpreted Confucian classics, including the Spring and Autumn Annals, using versions of the texts written in the older script to support a more conservative, historically grounded vision of Confucian doctrine.
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C.
Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is a later development of Confucian thought that integrated metaphysical and ethical ideas to shape the philosophical, educational, and social foundations of East Asian societies.
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D.
Korean Confucianism
Korean Confucianism is the localized form of Confucian thought and practice in Korea, deeply shaping its social structure, education, ethics, and governance from ancient times through the Joseon dynasty and beyond.
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E.
Confucian classics
The Confucian classics are a foundational corpus of ancient Chinese philosophical and literary texts that shaped East Asian ethics, education, and governance for centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Text Confucianism Target entity description: New Text Confucianism is a late Qing reformist reinterpretation of Confucian thought, centered on the "New Text" classics and used to advocate constitutional monarchy and modernizing political change in China.
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A.
Modern New Confucianism
Modern New Confucianism is a 20th-century revival and reinterpretation of Confucian thought that emphasizes moral self-cultivation, humanism, and engagement with modern philosophical currents such as democracy, science, and liberalism.
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B.
Old Text Confucianism
Old Text Confucianism is a Han dynasty scholarly tradition that interpreted Confucian classics, including the Spring and Autumn Annals, using versions of the texts written in the older script to support a more conservative, historically grounded vision of Confucian doctrine.
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C.
Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is a later development of Confucian thought that integrated metaphysical and ethical ideas to shape the philosophical, educational, and social foundations of East Asian societies.
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D.
Korean Confucianism
Korean Confucianism is the localized form of Confucian thought and practice in Korea, deeply shaping its social structure, education, ethics, and governance from ancient times through the Joseon dynasty and beyond.
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E.
Confucian classics
The Confucian classics are a foundational corpus of ancient Chinese philosophical and literary texts that shaped East Asian ethics, education, and governance for centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.