Xu Gan (Chinese: 徐幹, pinyin Xu Gan , 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).

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.

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