Kaibara Kaibara

Kaibara - Definition

Kaibara Ekiken (aka Atsunobu) 1630-1714 Japanese Neo-Confucian philosopher and botanist. His scores of writings based on the teachings of Chu Hsi enlarged Confucian ethics to include women and children. He also wrote a seminal study of Japanese plants Yamato honzo.


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