Modern New Confucianism

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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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instanceOf Chinese intellectual movement
Confucian revival movement
philosophical movement
aimsTo provide a spiritual foundation for modern Chinese society
reconstruct Confucianism as a modern philosophy
associatedWith Cheng Chung-ying
Feng Youlan
Mou Zongsan
Qian Mu
Tang Junyi
Tu Weiming
Xiong Shili
Xu Fuguan
developedInRegion Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Mainland China
linked to: China

Taiwan
overseas Chinese communities
emergedInCentury 20th century
emphasizes dialogue between Chinese and Western thought
engagement with modernity
humanism
moral self-cultivation
engagesWith Kantian philosophy
analytic philosophy
existentialism
phenomenology
hasAlternativeName Contemporary New Confucianism
Dangdai Xin Ruxue
Modern Neo-Confucianism
hasSubMovement first generation New Confucianism
second generation New Confucianism
third generation New Confucianism
holdsView Confucian moral cultivation is compatible with modern individual autonomy
Confucianism can serve as a public philosophy in modern societies
influencedBy Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism
linked to: Neo-Confucianism

Western philosophy
classical Confucianism
democratic thought
liberalism
modern science
originatedIn China
promotes renewed understanding of li (ritual propriety)
renewed understanding of ren (humaneness)
renewed understanding of tian (Heaven)
respondsTo May Fourth New Culture Movement
critiques of tradition in early 20th-century China
seeksTo reconcile Confucianism with democracy
reconcile Confucianism with human rights
reconcile Confucianism with modern education
reconcile Confucianism with science
topicOf contemporary debates on Confucian constitutionalism
scholarly works in comparative philosophy

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Wang Yangming influenced Modern New Confucianism
Dai Jitao movement New Confucianism
linked to: Modern New Confucianism
Wang Yangming influenced modern New Confucianism
subject linked to: Yangming
linked to: Modern New Confucianism
Modern New Confucianism hasAlternativeName Contemporary New Confucianism
linked to: Modern New Confucianism
Modern New Confucianism hasAlternativeName Modern Neo-Confucianism
linked to: Modern New Confucianism
Modern New Confucianism hasAlternativeName Dangdai Xin Ruxue
linked to: Modern New Confucianism
Modern New Confucianism hasSubMovement third generation New Confucianism
linked to: Modern New Confucianism
Lu-Wang school influenced modern New Confucianism
linked to: Modern New Confucianism
Wei-ming Tu movement New Confucianism
linked to: Modern New Confucianism
Wei-ming Tu knownFor New Confucian philosophy
linked to: Modern New Confucianism
Feng Youlan movement New Confucianism
linked to: Modern New Confucianism