PHILOSOPHER

Gongsun Long

325 BC - 250 BC

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Gongsun Long (simplified Chinese: 公孙龙; traditional Chinese: 公孫龍; pinyin: Gōngsūn Lóng; Wade–Giles: Kung1-sun1 Lung2, c. 320–250 BC), courtesy name Zibing (子秉), was a Chinese philosopher, writer, and member of the School of Names (Logicians) of ancient Chinese philosophy. He ran a school, enjoyed the support of rulers, and advocated peaceful means of resolving disputes, in contrast to the wars which were common in the Warring States period. However, little is known about the particulars of his life, and furthermore many of his writings have been lost. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gongsun Long has received more than 81,170 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Gongsun Long is the 632nd most popular philosopher (down from 580th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 81k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gongsun Longs by language

Over the past year Gongsun Long has had the most page views in the with 17,002 views, followed by Chinese (12,548), and English (9,426). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hebrew (74.92%), Latin (66.16%), and Korean (43.92%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gongsun Long ranks 632 out of 1,267. Before him are Theodor Lipps, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, Philipp Mainländer, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Ernst Nolte, and David Hartley. After him are Yves Bonnefoy, Frithjof Schuon, Nausiphanes, Jean Améry, Nicola Abbagnano, and Eugen Fink.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 325 BC, Gongsun Long ranks 3. Before him are King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and Bion of Borysthenes. After him is Hermarchus. Among people deceased in 250 BC, Gongsun Long ranks 7. Before him are Lü Buwei, Euhemerus, King Xiaowen of Qin, Theodorus the Atheist, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, and Hieronymus of Cardia. After him are Herodas, Hermarchus, Ariobarzanes of Pontus, Demetrius the Fair, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, and Magas of Cyrene.

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