1635 - 1704
Yan Yuan Chinese Philosopher
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| First Name |
Yan
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| Last Name |
Yuan
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1634
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| Died |
1704
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| Nationality |
Chinese
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| Occupation |
Philosopher
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Yan Yuan (Chinese: 颜元; pinyin: Yán Yuán; Wade–Giles: Yen Yuan; 1635 - 1704), courtesy name Yizhi or Hunran, art name Xizhai (Chinese: 习斋; pinyin: Xízhāi; Wade–Giles: Hsi-chai)
was a Chinese classicist, essayist, and philosopher. He founded the practical school of Confucianism to contrast with the more ethereal Neo-Confucianism that had been popular in China for the previous six centuries.
Like the Han learning scholars, he rejected the abstract metaphysics of the Neo-Confucians.
However, he considered Han learning as too obsessed with philology and textual criticism and not enough emphasis on pragmatism.
His school promoted the Six Arts.
