Yang Changji

Yang Changji
楊昌濟
Yang Changji
Born(1871-04-21)21 April 1871
Died17 January 1920(1920-01-17) (aged 48)
Alma materYuelu Academy
Hongwen Academy
University of Tsukuba
University of Aberdeen
University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)Educator, philosopher, and writer
Years active1912–1920
Notable workDahuazhai Daily
Collected Works of Yang Changji
The origin problem of Ethics
SpouseXiang Zhenxi (向振熙)
ChildrenYang Kaihui
ParentFather: Yang Shuxiang (杨书祥)

Yang Changji (simplified Chinese: 杨昌济; traditional Chinese: 楊昌濟; pinyin: Yáng Chāngjì; 21 April 1871 – 17 January 1920) was a Chinese educator, philosopher, and writer. After advanced studies in Japan and Europe, he taught at Hunan First Normal University, where he exerted considerable influence on Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, Xiao Zisheng, and others, and then at Peking University.[1][2][3] He became considered one of the leading philosophers of his generation before his early death.[4][5]

  1. ^ Wei Changlong (2010). 《论杨昌济的民族伦理观及对青年毛泽东的影响》 [On Yang Changji's Thoughts of National Ethics and Its Enlightening Influence on Mao Zedong in Youth]. Forward Position (in Chinese). 6. Hengyang, Hunan: Hengyang Normal University: 184–187. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1009-8267.2010.06.053.
  2. ^ Wu Qinghua (1993). 《杨昌济体育教育思想述评》 (in Chinese). Wuhan, Hubei: Wuhan Institute of Physical Education. pp. 50–54.
  3. ^ Zhan Xiaoping; Sun Hailin (2009). 《杨昌济及其教育思想述评》 [Review on Yang Changji's Life Experience and His Educational Thought] (in Chinese). 1. Changsha, Hunan: Journal OF Hunan First Normal University. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-831X.2009.01.001. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Liu (2012).
  5. ^ Zhou Jiebing (2015). 《杨昌济的教育救国理念》 [Yang Changji's Idea of Saving the Country by Education] (in Chinese). Beijing: Chinese Social Sciences Weekly.