Confucian Thought About Metaphysics Evolved in the Later Song Period

question 22

Multiple Choice

Confucian thought about metaphysics evolved in the later Song period as an alternative to which of the following?

• A) Neo-Confucianism
• B) Foreign wars
• C) Buddhism
• D) Printing

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