Abstract:

There has been and still is a fever of study on DAI Zhen, which began from the early 20th century and remains as it is until now. DAI Zhen established a quite comprehensive and thoughtful system, expounding on his scholarship, methodology, teleology and criticisms at Song - Confucianism. QIAN Mu and YU Ying - shi are two important figures in the study of DAI Zhen, and their views have produced a wide influence at home and abroad. However, some of their conclusions are still open to fur- ther discussion.

Key words: DAI Zhen, QIAN Mu, YU Ying-shi, scholarship