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Also Known As Lieh-tzu • Lie Yukou
Flourished c.400 BCE - c.301 BCE • China
Notable Works “Liezi”
Subjects Of Study Taoism • dao
A sculpture of Laozi
Laozi
Chinese Daoist philosopher
Zhuang Zhou
Zhuang Zhou
Chinese Daoist philosopher
Wang Bi
Chinese philosopher
He Yan
Chinese philosopher
Ge Hong
Chinese alchemist
Confucius
Confucius
Chinese philosopher
Xunzi
Xunzi
Chinese philosopher
Chu Hsi, ink on paper, by an unknown artist; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Zhu Xi
Chinese philosopher
Mozi
Chinese philosopher
Mencius
Mencius
Chinese philosopher
Wang Yangming
Chinese philosopher
Han Feizi
Chinese philosopher
Dai Zhen
Chinese philosopher
Dong Zhongshu
Chinese scholar
Zhou Dunyi
Chinese philosopher
Yan Yuan
Chinese philosopher
Liang Shuming
Chinese philosopher
Shao Yong
Chinese philosopher
Xiong Shili
Chinese philosopher
Yang Zhu
Chinese philosopher

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