List of Confucianists
This is a partial list of people who follow Confucianism, selected for their influence on that belief, or for their fame in other areas.
Early Confucians
Japanese Confucianism
Family name comes first in Japanese language.
- Fujiwara Seika
- Hayashi Razan
- Ogyū Sorai
- Toju Nakae
Modern
- Kaji Nobuyuki (b. 1936)
- Kure Tomofusa (b.1946) also known as Go, Chi'ei
- Tsuchida Kenjiro (b. 1949)
- Uno Sei'ichi (1910–2008)
- Yasuoka Masahiro(安岡正篤) (1898–1983)
Korean Confucianism
Vietnamese Confucianism
Neo-Confucians
- Wang Yangming – important Idealist Neo-Confucian.[1]
- Zhang Zai – pioneering Neo-Confucian.[2]
- Song Dynasty philosopher.[3]
- Zhu Xi – one of the leading Neo-Confucians of the Song Dynasty.[4]
- Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi also called the cheng Brother's Students of Zhou dunyi works collected by zhu xi [5] [6]
New Confucians
- Tu Wei-Ming – advocate of "New Confucianism"
- Xiong Shili – founding figure in "New Confucianism"
- Ma Yifu – founding figure in "New Confucianism"
Western Confucians or scholars of Confucianism
Other
References
See also
- Disciples of Confucius
- List of people by belief
- List of Confucian states and dynasties