Zhang Pan (pen name: Tianyuanzi), Chinese thinker, independent researcher. Member of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI), member of the China Association for Scientific Expedition (CASE). Research fields include psychology, philosophy of consciousness, life sciences, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, interdisciplinary methodology, and cultural phenomenology.
Based on traditional culture, long-term inner exploration, and interdisciplinary research, he founded the “Tianyuanzi Thought” system. Taking “Truth as Praxis” as its fundamental axiom, this system comprises a complete framework integrating the Yuanling Theory (ontology of consciousness), the Scientific-Xuanxue Double Helix (cognitive methodology), and Spirit-Forging the Farther Shore (praxis of purpose). It unifies scientific rationality with inner experience, offering a cross-paradigm perspective for understanding consciousness, life, and the cosmos.