Kaibara
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Kaibara Ekiken (aka Atsunobu) 1630-1714 Japanese Neo-Confucian philosoper 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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