Feng Youlan
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Feng Youlan was a prominent 20th-century Chinese philosopher and historian of Chinese philosophy, best known for his systematic reconstruction and interpretation of traditional Chinese thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Feng Youlan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8681660 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feng Youlan Context triple: [Feng, hasNotableBearer, Feng Youlan]
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A.
Hu Shi
Hu Shi was a prominent Chinese philosopher, essayist, and diplomat who championed literary reform and the use of vernacular Chinese, becoming a leading intellectual figure of early 20th-century China.
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B.
Yu Youren
Yu Youren was a prominent Chinese calligrapher, educator, and revolutionary politician who played a key role in the early Republic of China.
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C.
Zhang Zai
Zhang Zai was an influential 11th-century Neo-Confucian philosopher of the Song dynasty, known for his metaphysical ideas about qi and the moral nature of the universe.
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D.
Qian Xuantong
Qian Xuantong was a pioneering Chinese linguist and scholar who played a key role in early 20th-century language reform and the promotion of vernacular Chinese.
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E.
Zhou Dunyi
Zhou Dunyi was an 11th-century Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher whose metaphysical and ethical ideas, especially in works like "Taiji Tushuo," laid foundational groundwork for later thinkers such as Zhu Xi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feng Youlan Target entity description: Feng Youlan was a prominent 20th-century Chinese philosopher and historian of Chinese philosophy, best known for his systematic reconstruction and interpretation of traditional Chinese thought.
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A.
Hu Shi
Hu Shi was a prominent Chinese philosopher, essayist, and diplomat who championed literary reform and the use of vernacular Chinese, becoming a leading intellectual figure of early 20th-century China.
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B.
Yu Youren
Yu Youren was a prominent Chinese calligrapher, educator, and revolutionary politician who played a key role in the early Republic of China.
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C.
Zhang Zai
Zhang Zai was an influential 11th-century Neo-Confucian philosopher of the Song dynasty, known for his metaphysical ideas about qi and the moral nature of the universe.
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D.
Qian Xuantong
Qian Xuantong was a pioneering Chinese linguist and scholar who played a key role in early 20th-century language reform and the promotion of vernacular Chinese.
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E.
Zhou Dunyi
Zhou Dunyi was an 11th-century Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher whose metaphysical and ethical ideas, especially in works like "Taiji Tushuo," laid foundational groundwork for later thinkers such as Zhu Xi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese philosopher
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historian of philosophy ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of Cultural Merit (Republic of China) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1895-12-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
China
NERFINISHED
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Henan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanyang NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanghe County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-11-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Peking University NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsinghua School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Peking University
NERFINISHED
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Tsinghua University NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenching University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Feng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese philosophy
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Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
historical writing
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philosophical literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Youlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mou Zongsan
NERFINISHED
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Tang Junyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tu Weiming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Confucius
NERFINISHED
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John Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mencius NERFINISHED ⓘ Western philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhu Xi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
history of Chinese philosophy in a Western-style framework
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modern interpretation of Confucianism ⓘ systematic reconstruction of Chinese philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Neo-Confucianism
NERFINISHED
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New Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Feng Youlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 馮友蘭 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A History of Chinese Philosophy
NERFINISHED
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New Rational Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ New Treatise on the Method of Learning NERFINISHED ⓘ New Treatise on the Nature of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Short History of Chinese Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Xin Lixue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian of Chinese philosophy
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philosopher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feng Youlan Description of subject: Feng Youlan was a prominent 20th-century Chinese philosopher and historian of Chinese philosophy, best known for his systematic reconstruction and interpretation of traditional Chinese thought.
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