Japanese Reinterpretations of Confucianism
Itō Jinsai and His Project
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https://doi.org/10.4312/as.2021.9.2.183-208Keywords:
Itō Jinsai, Japanese Confucianism, traditional Japanese philosophy, ethicsAbstract
This article aims to introduce the study of Itō Jinsai from the point of view of the value of his Confucian interpretations within the context of the project of Confucian ethics—in other words, trying to ascertain in what ways Jinsai’s project can help facilitate the study of Confucian ethics beyond the realm of intellectual history in the global context of the 21st century. It is imperative to allow Jinsai’s notions, as much as possible, to speak for themselves; but it is also of great importance to first place Jinsai within his own time and inside the intellectual space in which he formulated his ideas. A number of scholarly sources will be considered, with the intention of illuminating Jinsai’s work from a few different angles.
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