æz ɐn ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾɚ ænd fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ, ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹz ðæt kaɪbˈɑːɹɹəz mˈeɪn ɡˈoʊl ɪn lˈaɪf wʌz tə fˈɜːðɚ ðə pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv wˈiːvɪŋ nˈiːoʊkənfjˈuːʃiənˌɪzəm ˌɪntʊ dʒˌæpənˈiːz kˈʌltʃɚ.
As an educator and philosopher, it appears that Kaibara's main goal in life was to further the process of weaving Neo-Confucianism into Japanese culture.