Neo-Confucian

Revival of Confucian thought (c. 960–1644).

Key Aspects:

• Integrates Buddhist, Daoist ideas.
• Focus on moral metaphysics.
• Key figures: Zhu Xi, Wang Yangming.

Related Concepts & Works:

• Zhu Xi (neo-Confucian theorist)
• Ethics (parent branch)
• Harmony (related concept)
• Neo-Confucianism (related movement)