""Are there any lineages of women philosophers in Confucianism?" When students in my Chinese Philosophy classes ask this question, I enjoy answering yes. Now, I am delighted to be able to assign the work of the philosophers I tell them about. This book collects and translates, for the first time, the work of the first and only explicit lineage of Confucian women philosophers: Im Yunjidang (1721-1793) and Gang Jeongildang (1772-1832).[1]"
"Philip J. Ivanhoe and Hwa Yeong Wang, Korean Women Philosophers and the Ideal of a Female Sage: Essential Writings of Im Yungjidang and Gang Jeongildang, Oxford University Press, 2023, 304 pp., $30.99 (pbk) ISBN 9780197508695. Reviewed by Erin M. Cline, Georgetown University"
"They are rooted in the Korean Confucian tradition, a much-neglected but extraordinarily rich and sophisticated branch of Confucianism that has had a deep and enduring impact in East Asia."
Im Yunjidang (1721-1793) and Gang Jeongildang (1772-1832) form an explicit lineage of Confucian women philosophers. Their writings present an ideal of a female sage and engage deeply with Confucian moral cultivation and pedagogy. The texts reveal sophisticated philosophical reasoning about gendered social roles and ethical self-transformation. The lineage arises within a distinct Korean Confucian tradition characterized by intellectual richness and historical influence across East Asia. Availability of their writings in English substantially increases access for students and scholars and challenges assumptions about the absence of women philosophers in Confucian intellectual history.
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