He became familiar with the works of famed European thinkers such as Voltaire, Rousseau and Darwin and the writings of Chinese Confucianists, Liang Qichao and Kang Youwei.
He became familiar with the works of famed European thinkers such as Voltaire, Rousseau and Darwin. Phan was also heavily influenced by the writings of Chinese Confucianists Liang Qichao and Kang Youwei.