This is Alan Chan's Neo-Daoism entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, first published 1 October 2009 and substantively revised 28 May 2019, maintained by the Metaphysics Research Lab at Stanford University. As a peer-reviewed, continuously revised scholarly reference by a specialist in early Chinese philosophy it covers Neo-Daoist, xuanxue, thought of the third and fourth centuries CE, including its engagement with the Daodejing, the Zhuangzi and the Yijing. Its strength is that Stanford Encyclopedia entries are written and periodically revised by recognized specialists under editorial oversight. Its limit is that its most recent substantive revision predates some entries in this same reference, so a claim needing the very latest scholarly consensus should also be checked against more recently updated secondary literature.
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AuthorAlan Chan
PublisherMetaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University
Publication Year2009
URLhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/neo-daoism/
Source Typereference
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Alan Chan's Neo-Daoism entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, first published in 2009 and continuously revised under the encyclopedia's own editorial board, an authored and reviewed reference rather than independent peer-reviewed monograph scholarship, hence the middle tier. NotesFirst published 2009-10-01; substantive revision 2019-05-28. Verified live 2026-08-06.
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This source names Yijing directly: "the Daodejing, the Zhuangzi and the Yijing."
This source names Zhuangzi directly: "its engagement with the Daodejing, the Zhuangzi and the Yijing."
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This source backs 25 claims across the atlas. As facts: 19 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Philosophical Schools, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Articles, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
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