Background
Yin was born to missionary parents in Huanggang, Hubei in December 1919.
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Education
At the age of 13, Yin studied at Wuchang Middle School (武昌中學).
Career
Yin was raised in Wuchang. When he was a high school student, he interested in philosophy, Jin Yuelin had a strong influence on his youth. Yin entered Southwest Associated University in 1938, majoring in philosophy.
In 1942, Yin was accepted to Tsinghua University and graduated in 1945.
After graduation, Yin joined the Youth Army, eight mouth later, he returned to Chongqing. In 1946, Yin worked in Central Daily News as an editor, and he taught philosophy at University of Nanking.
Yin settled in Taiwan in 1949, then he taught philosophy at National Taiwan University and became an editor in Free China Journal. In 1954, Yin studied at Harvard University.
Yin suffered political persecution when he returned to Taiwan.
In 1969, Yin died of gastric cancer when he was 49.
