Ren Jiyu
Encyclopedia
Ren Jiyu (born April 15, 1916 - died July 11, 2009) in Pingyuan County, Shandong Province was a philosopher
, scholar in religious studies
, historian
, member of the Chinese Communist Party, and honorary director of the National Library of China
. He died at 4:30 on July 11, 2009 in Beijing hospital, at the age of 93.
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, scholar in religious studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
, historian
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, member of the Chinese Communist Party, and honorary director of the National Library of China
National Library of China
The National Library of China or NLC in Beijing is the largest library in Asia, and one of the largest in the world with a collection of over 23 million volumes...
. He died at 4:30 on July 11, 2009 in Beijing hospital, at the age of 93.
Main Works
- Collection of Buddhist Thinking during the Han and Tang Dynasties, 1963
- A History of Chinese Philosophy (ed.), 4 vols., 1963
- A brief History of Chinese Philosophy, 1973
- History of the Development of Chinese Philosophy, 1983
- Chinese Daoist Philosophers, 1990