Im Yunjidang

Im Yunjidang
Native name
임윤지당
Born1721 (1721)
Wonju, Gangwon Province, Joseon
Died1793 (aged 71–72)
OccupationPhilosopher
Notable workYunjidang Yugo

Im Yunjidang (Korean: 임윤지당; Hanja: 任允摯堂; 1721–1793) was a Korean writer and neo-Confucian philosopher from the Joseon period. She defended the right for a woman to become a Confucian master and argued that men and women did not differ in their human nature by interpretations of Confucianism values in moral self-cultivation and human nature.

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