PHILOSOPHER

Shen Buhai

385 BC - 337 BC

Shen Buhai

Shen Buhai (Chinese: 申不害; c. 400 BC – c. 337 BC) was a Chinese statesman, reformer and diplomat. According to the Shiji, Shen Buhai served as Chancellor of the Han state under Marquis Zhao of Han, for around fifteen years to his natural death in office in 337 BC, ordering its government and doctrines emphasizing Shu 术 (administrative) technique. A contemporary of syncretist Shi Jiao and Shang Yang, Shen was born in the central State of Zheng, likely serving as a minor official there. After Han completed the conquest and division of Zheng and Wei in 376 BC, he rose up in the ranks of the Han officialdom, reforming its administration, military defenses, and to a lesser extent law only about a half century after its founding. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shen Buhai is the 669th most popular philosopher (down from 523rd in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from China (down from 402nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among philosophers, Shen Buhai ranks 669 out of 1,267. Before him are Michael Walzer, Gorakhnath, Ernst Nolte, Reinhold Niebuhr, Liu Bowen, and Frithjof Schuon. After him are Diogenes of Oenoanda, Hippo, Ian Stevenson, Dharmakirti, Paul Nizan, and Bernard of Chartres.

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Michael Walzer
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 663
Gorakhnath
1100 - 1200
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 664
Ernst Nolte
1923 - 2016
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 665
Reinhold Niebuhr
1892 - 1971
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 666
Liu Bowen
1311 - 1375
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 667
Frithjof Schuon
1907 - 1998
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 668
Shen Buhai
385 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 669
Diogenes of Oenoanda
200 - 200
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 670
Hippo
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 671
Ian Stevenson
1918 - 2007
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 672
Dharmakirti
700 - 660
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 673
Paul Nizan
1905 - 1940
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 674
Bernard of Chartres
1070 - 1130
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 675

Contemporaries

Among people born in 385 BC, Shen Buhai ranks 2. Before him is Heraclides Ponticus. After him is Mazaeus. Among people deceased in 337 BC, Shen Buhai ranks 2. Before him is Timoleon. After him is Ariobarzanes II of Cius.