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Yang Zhu
Chinese founder of Yangist philosophy (440-c.360 BC) · Academics · Lived 369 BC to 318 BC · aged 51
Yang Zhu, also known as Yangzi, was a Chinese philosopher during the Warring States period. An early ethical egoist alternative to Mohist and Confucian thought, Yang Zhu's surviving ideas appear primarily in the Chinese texts Huainanzi, Lüshi Chunqiu, Mengzi, and possibly the Liezi and Zhuangzi.
Yang Zhu is read about 75 times a day, in 26 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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He founded the philosophical school of Yangism.
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 369 BC to 318 BC · aged 51