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Xu Gan 
Summary
Xu Gan (Chinese: 徐幹, pinyin Xú Gàn, 171–218), courtesy name Weichang (偉長), was a Chinese philosopher and poet of the late Eastern Han dynasty. He was also one of the "Seven Scholars of Jian'an". He is best known in the West for his discourse on the relationship between the names and actualities, preserved in his treatise Zhonglun (中論).
| Xu Gan | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 徐幹 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 徐干 | ||||||
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| Weichang (courtesy name) | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 偉長 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 伟长 | ||||||
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Life edit
Born in Ju County, Beihai Commandery (east of present-day Lechang, Shandong), Xu Gan developed a reputation for good memory and diligent studies as a youth. Around 189, Xu Gan left his residence in Linzi and went into hiding on the Jiaodong peninsula.
Literature edit
- John Makeham, Name and Actuality in Early Chinese History. State University of New York Press, Albany, 1994.
Translations edit
- Balanced Discourses: a Bilingual Edition. English translation by John Makeham; Introductions by Dan Shengyuan and John Makeham. Yale University Press, 2002.