Wang Gen
given name
Chinese王艮 （初名“银”，王守仁为其改名“艮”）
courtesy name
Chinese汝止
posthumous name
Chinese心斎

Wang Gen (Wang Ken Chinese: 王艮; pinyin: Wáng Gěn), (20 July 1483 – 2 January 1541) was a Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher who popularized the teachings of Wang Yangming.[1] Wang Gen was the founder of the Taizhou School (simplified Chinese: 泰州学派; traditional Chinese: 泰州學派; pinyin: Tàizhōu xuépài).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bo Mou, ed. (27 Oct 2008). The Routledge History of Chinese Philosophy. Routledge. p. 421. ISBN 9781134249381. Retrieved 3 May 2014.


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