Zhan Ruoshui
Zhan Ruoshui, was a Chinese philosopher, educator and a Confucian scholar.Biography
Zhan was born in Zengcheng, Guangdong. He was appointed the president of Nanjing Guozijian in 1524. He was later appointed the Minister of Department of Li, Minister of Governmental Personnel, and then Minister of Military Affairs for War at Nanjing of Ming Dynasty.
As a scholar, Zhan is famous for mind theory. He was also a famous educator. In his life he founded and jointly founded more than 40 Shuyuan.
Zhan was a lifelong friend of the philosopher, general, and administrator Wang Yangming. He shared an appreciation of Lu Xiangshan idealism, Daoism, and Buddhism with Wang, although their intellectual paths ultimately diverged.
