He Yan
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Chinese philosopher
Confucian commentator
Neo-Daoist thinker
Wei dynasty person
Xuanxue scholar
scholar-official
He Yan was a prominent third-century Chinese philosopher and scholar-official of the Wei dynasty, best known as a leading figure of Xuanxue (Neo-Daoism) and for his influential commentarial work on the Confucian classics.
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| instanceOf |
Chinese philosopher
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Confucian commentator ⓘ Neo-Daoist thinker ⓘ Wei dynasty person ⓘ Xuanxue scholar ⓘ scholar-official ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cao Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| dynasty | Wei dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese philosophy
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Confucian classics NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Chinese philology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
exegetical writing
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philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Xuanxue movement
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later Confucian scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Confucius
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Laozi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhuangzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential commentary on the Analects
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leading figure of Xuanxue ⓘ synthesizing Confucianism and Daoism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Neo-Daoism
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Xuanxue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Collected Explanations of the Analects
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Commentary on the Analects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
government official
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philosopher ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Confucianism
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Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Luoyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
research on Wei-Jin metaphysics
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studies in Neo-Daoism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
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