Cause of death Lung cancer Name Tang Junyi Religion New Confucianism Resting place Taipei | Occupation Professor Spouse Xie Tienguang Other names Tang Yibo 唐毅伯 Role Philosopher | |
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Born 17 January 1909 ( 1909-01-17 ) Sichuan, Qing Dynasty Alma mater Sino-Russian University
Beijing University
Nanjing University Parent(s) Tang Difeng 唐迪風 (1886-1931)
Chen Daren 陳大任 (1887-1964) Died February 2, 1978, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Hong Kong Education Nanjing University, Peking University Similar People Ch'ien Mu, Confucius, Feng Youlan, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, Plato | ||
Organizations founded New Asia College | ||
2012.9.12- ICCP Lecture SeriesⅠ- Part 3 (In English)
Tang Chun-I (Chinese: 唐君毅, 17 January 1909 – 2 February 1978) was a Chinese philosopher, who was one of the leading exponents of New Confucianism. He was influenced by Plato and Hegel as well as by earlier Confucian thought.
Born in mainland China, graduated from philosophy department of National Central University (Nanjing University), Tang Junyi went into exile in Hong Kong in 1949, after the declaration of the People's Republic of China, living there for the rest of his life. There he helped found the New Asia College, which was integrated into the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1963. His work has mainly been influential in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States.
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