He Yan

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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
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
Confucian classics NERFINISHED
classical Chinese philology
gender male
genre exegetical writing
philosophical commentary
influenced Xuanxue movement NERFINISHED
later Confucian scholarship
influencedBy Confucius NERFINISHED
Laozi NERFINISHED
Zhuangzi NERFINISHED
knownFor influential commentary on the Analects
leading figure of Xuanxue
synthesizing Confucianism and Daoism
languageOfWorkOrName Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
movement Neo-Daoism NERFINISHED
Xuanxue NERFINISHED
notableWork Collected Explanations of the Analects NERFINISHED
Commentary on the Analects NERFINISHED
occupation government official
philosopher
scholar
philosophicalTradition Confucianism NERFINISHED
Daoism NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Luoyang NERFINISHED
region China NERFINISHED
subjectOf research on Wei-Jin metaphysics
studies in Neo-Daoism
timePeriod 3rd century

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Analects commentedOnBy He Yan