In his A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy, Chan Wing-tsit writes that Wang's main contribution to the history of Chinese thought was to dispel superstition and strengthen the critical and rational spirit which was already emerging.
中研院院士陳榮捷在《中國哲學文獻選編》中寫道，王充對中國思想史的主要貢獻，在於清除迷信的風氣，及增強已經初露曙色的批判及理性精神，替後來的魏晉理性主義及自然主義鋪了路。