Chinese
Philosophers / Scholars / Sages
中国哲学家/学者 zhōng guó
zhé xué jiā / xué zhě
Lao Zi 老子
lǎo zi
571
- 477 / 490 BCE
people should live in harmony with Nature and the
Universe
Kong Zi 孔子
kǒng zǐ
551
- 479 BCE
teachings of Kong Zi
Sunzi 孙子
sūn zi
dates of birth and death uncertain
Sunzi's Art of War 孙子兵法 sūn zi bīng fǎ
Zeng Zi
曾子 zēng zǐ
505 - 435 BCE
student of Kong
Zi 孔子
kǒng zǐ
many credit him as the editor / author
of The Great Learning 大学 dà xué
Mo Zi 墨子 mò
zi
468
- 376 BCE
founder of the Mohist school
Shang
Yang 商鞅 shāng yāng
390 - 338 BCE
Legalist,scholar, philosopher, politician
statesman and reformer - State of Qin 秦 qín
Hui
zi 惠子 huì zǐ
370 - 310 BCE
School of Names 名家 míng jiā
Meng
zi 孟子 mèng zǐ
372 - 289 BCE
explained the Dao 道 dào in detail
Zhuang zi 庄子 zhuāng zi
369 - 286 BCE
Daoist philosopher
Xun zi 荀子 xún zǐ
310 - 235 BCE
contributed to the Hundred Schools of Thought
Li Si 李斯 lǐ sī
284 - 208 BCE
philosopher during Qin
dynasty 秦朝 qín cháo
was also a writer, calligrapher and politician.
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