Im Yunjidang

Im Yunjidang
Native name
임윤지당
Born1721
Wonju, Gangwon Province
Died1793
OccupationPhilosopher
NationalityKorean
Notable workYunjidang Yugo

Im Yunjidang (Korean임윤지당; Hanja任允摯堂; 1721–1793) was a Korean writer and neo-Confucian philosopher from the Joseon period.[1][2] She defended the right for a woman to become a Confucian master and argued that men and women did not differ in their human nature by interpretations of Confucianism values in moral self-cultivation and human nature.[3]

  1. ^ Yi Pae-yong 2008, p. 17.
  2. ^ Kim, Sungmoon (July 26, 2022). "Im Yunjidang". Elements on Women in the History of Philosophy. doi:10.1017/9781009024068. ISBN 9781009024068. S2CID 250996481 – via www.cambridge.org.
  3. ^ Yi Pae-yong 2008, p. 269-270.