Le Huu Trac in the State of Mental Movement of the 18th Century Scholar

  • Ngọc Vương Trần
  • Thanh Thuỷ Trần
Keywords: Great Physician, Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac, Reclusive Confucian Scholar, Thinker, Writer, 18th Century

Abstract

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac is considered a “true hermit” in the Chinese concept of hermits. Studying his transformation process from “social engagement” to “disengagement” helps us visualize more clearly the portrait of a typical intellectual in an era with many favorable factors that triggered the increase of hermit Confucian scholars. Research results have shown that Le Huu Trac did not appear in a state of intense, painful mental conflict like some others in history. He had his own path, who did not seek pleasure in wine and poetry, hated fame and fortune. He left behind a good reputation for all time as a physician of the poor, a great figure in the history of the nation. Le Huu Trac was also a writer and thinker, leaving his own identity in the history of Vietnamese literature and thought in the 18th century.

Tác giả

Ngọc Vương Trần

GS.TS., Trường Đại học Khoa học xã hội và nhân văn, Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội

Thanh Thuỷ Trần

TS., Viện Nghiên cứu Nam Á, Tây Á và Châu Phi, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học xã hội Việt Nam

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Published
2026-01-30
Section
LITERATURE