Confucianism

Summary

Confucianism is a philosophical movement^[1]. Confucianism ranks in the top 4% of philosophical_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,569 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Confucianism's instance of is recorded as philosophical movement^[3].
• Confucianism's instance of is recorded as religion^[4].
• Confucianism's instance of is recorded as culture^[5].
• Confucianism's founder is recorded as Confucius^[6].
• Confucius is named after Confucianism^[7].
• Confucianism is a type of Eastern philosophy^[8].
• Confucianism's Commons category is recorded as Confucianism^[9].
• Confucianism comprises Confucianism in Japan^[10].
• Confucianism comprises Confucianism in Indonesia^[11].
• Confucianism comprises Neo-Confucianism^[12].
• Confucianism comprises Korean Confucianism^[13].
• Confucianism comprises three virtues of Confucianism^[14].
• Confucianism comprises Three Essentials and Five Virtues^[15].
• Confucianism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Confucianism^[16].
• Confucianism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Confucianism^[17].
• Confucianism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as religion=confucian^[18].
• Confucianism's depicted by is recorded as Four Books and Five Classics^[19].
• Confucianism's depicted by is recorded as Thirteen Classics^[20].
• Confucianism's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia^[21].
• Confucianism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Political Theory^[22].
• Confucianism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Confucianism's described by source is recorded as Records of the Grand Historian^[24].
• Confucianism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Confucianism^[25].
• Confucianism's history of topic is recorded as history of Confucianism^[26].
• Confucianism's studied by is recorded as Jian jia xue pai^[27].

Body

Founding

Confucianism's founder is recorded as Confucius^[6].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Confucianism include Confucian Shinto^[28], a Shinto sects and schools^[29], in Japan^[30].

Why It Matters

Confucianism ranks in the top 4% of philosophical_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,569 views/month).^[2] Confucianism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Confucianism is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Confucianism has been cited as an influence by Shinto^[33], an ethnic religion^[34]; Marina Garcés^[35], a philosopher^[36], b. 1973^[37], of Spain^[38], awarded the City of Barcelona Award^[39]; and Li Sizhong^[40], an ichthyologist^[41], 1921–2009^[42], of People's Republic of China^[43], awarded the Special government allowances of the State Council^[44], specialised in ichthyology^[45].

Entities named for Confucianism include Confucian Shinto^[28], a Shinto sects and schools^[29], in Japan^[30].

FAQs

Who did Confucianism influence?

Confucianism has been cited as an influence by Shinto^[33], Marina Garcés^[35], and Li Sizhong^[40].