Neo-Confucian text

C43265
concept

A Neo-Confucian text is a written work that systematizes and elaborates Confucian ethical, metaphysical, and cosmological ideas, often in dialogue with Buddhist and Daoist thought, to guide moral self-cultivation and social order.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Neo-Confucian text canonical 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Neo-Confucian text
Generated description
A Neo-Confucian text is a written work that systematizes and elaborates Confucian ethical, metaphysical, and cosmological ideas, often in dialogue with Buddhist and Daoist thought, to guide moral self-cultivation and social order.

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
Commentary on the Four Books
Instructions for Practical Living (Chuanxilu)
surface form: Instructions for Practical Living