Pan Zhi-fen
Abstract
As one of the distinguished scholars during Ming and Qing dynasties in north China, Yan Yuan strongly opposed Buddhism and Taoism, and criticized Cheng-Zhu neo-Confucianism and Buddhism. He put forward the theory system of utilitarianism with the concept of Confucian orthodoxy.
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As one of the distinguished scholars during Ming and Qing dynasties in north China, Yan Yuan strongly opposed Buddhism and Taoism, and criticized Cheng-Zhu neo-Confucianism and Buddhism. He put forward the theory system of utilitarianism with the concept of Confucian orthodoxy.
Key concepts: Orthodoxy, Buddhism, Taoism, China, Philosophy, Utilitarianism, Religious studies, Theology