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Title: Yin Haiguang 殷海光 papers
Date (inclusive): 1935-1989
Collection Number: 90102
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Chinese and English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Yin Haiguang 殷海光 papers (1935-1989) document the activities of Taiwanese academic and philosopher, Yin Haiguang. It includes
correspondence, writings, printed matter, and photographs, relating to his work as a visiting scholar to Harvard University,
his career at the National Taiwan University, the Chinese intellectual tradition, the philosophy of history, and the issue
of academic freedom in Taiwan.
Creator:
Yin, Haiguang
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1990.
[Identification of item], Yin Haiguang papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Yin Haiguang 殷海光 (5 December 1919 – 16 September 1969) (Yin Fusheng 殷福生）was a Taiwanese academic philosopher. He was born
in Hubei, China, but relocated to Taiwan in 1949, where he taught at the National Taiwan University. He was a visiting scholar
at Harvard University from 1954-1955. After he returned to Taiwan, he continued to work at NTU, but faced persecution for
critizing the government. These events are reflected in his correspondences.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of correspondence, writings, printed matter, and photographs, relating to the Chinese intellectual
tradition, the philosophy of history, and the issue of academic freedom in Taiwan.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Philosophy
History -- Philosophy
China -- Civilization
Education -- Taiwan
Philosophers
Academic freedom -- Taiwan