Ishida Baigan

Ishida Baigan (石田 梅岩; October 12, 1685 - October 29, 1744) was a Japanese lecturer and philosopher, born in Tanba Province,[1] who founded the Shingaku movement (heart learning) based on Neo-Confucianism, the study of the doctrines of Zhu Xi, incorporating Shinto, Buddhism and so on,[1] which advocated all education include teachings in ethics and morality.[2]

His life work in today's perspective has been summarized with the Confucian idea that a man that cannot control his home cannot control his nation. This idea helped motivate many Japanese reformists fighting for Japanese feminists, human, and people's rights.

References
  1. Ishida Baigan / Kotobank(in Japanese)
  2. Ishida Baigan. Encyclopædia Britannica.


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