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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Modern New Confucianism canonical 1
New Confucianism 1

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Predicate Object
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 NERFINISHED
Feng Youlan NERFINISHED
Mou Zongsan NERFINISHED
Qian Mu NERFINISHED
Tang Junyi NERFINISHED
Tu Weiming NERFINISHED
Xiong Shili NERFINISHED
Xu Fuguan NERFINISHED
developedInRegion Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Mainland China NERFINISHED
Taiwan NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Dangdai Xin Ruxue NERFINISHED
Modern Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED
hasSubMovement first generation New Confucianism
second generation New Confucianism
third generation New Confucianism NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Western philosophy NERFINISHED
classical Confucianism
democratic thought
liberalism
modern science
originatedIn China NERFINISHED
promotes renewed understanding of li (ritual propriety)
renewed understanding of ren (humaneness)
renewed understanding of tian (Heaven)
respondsTo May Fourth New Culture Movement NERFINISHED
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 Modern New Confucianism
this entity surface form: New Confucianism