Xu Fuguan

Xu Fuguan (Hsu Fu-kuan)
徐復觀
Xu circa 1960
Born(1904-01-31)31 January 1904
Died1 April 1982(1982-04-01) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Historian, philosopher
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionChinese philosophy
SchoolNew Confucianism
Main interests
Confucianism
History of Chinese philosophy
Xu Fuguan
Traditional Chinese徐復觀
Simplified Chinese徐复观
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXú Fùguān
Wade–GilesHsu Fu-kuan

Hsu Fu-kuan or Xu Fuguan (Chinese: 徐復觀); 1902/03 – 1982) was a Chinese historian and philosopher who made notable contributions to Confucian studies. He is a leading member of New Confucianism,[1] a philosophical movement initiated by Xu's teacher and friend, Xiong Shili. Other important members of the New Confucian Movement include Xu's two friends and professorial colleagues who also studied with Xiong Shili: Mou Zongsan and Tang Junyi.

  1. ^ Bo Mou, ed. (2008). Routledge history of world philosophies : history of Chinese philosophy. Taylor & Francis. p. 539. ISBN 9780203002865.