PHILOSOPHER

Xun Kuang

313 BC - 238 BC

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Xunzi (lit. 'Master Xun'; c. 310 – c. after 238 BCE), born Xun Kuang, was a Chinese philosopher of Confucianism during the late Warring States period. After his predecessors Confucius and Mencius, Xunzi is often ranked as the third great Confucian philosopher of antiquity. By his time, Confucianism had suffered considerable criticism from Taoist and Mohist thinkers, and Xunzi is traditionally regarded as a synthesizer of these traditions with earlier Confucian thought. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xun Kuang has received more than 379,080 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Xun Kuang is the 174th most popular philosopher (up from 193rd in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from China (up from 77th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Xun kuang is most famous for its pottery, which is traditionally used to cook food.

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  • 73.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Xun Kuang ranks 174 out of 1,267. Before him are Max Horkheimer, Cesare Beccaria, Athanasius Kircher, Al-Ash'ari, Mikhail Bakhtin, and Claude Adrien Helvétius. After him are Ernest Renan, Proclus, Karl Kautsky, Posidonius, Pierre Bayle, and Paul Ricœur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 313 BC, Xun Kuang ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 238 BC, Xun Kuang ranks 1. After him is Andragoras.

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    Xun Kuang

    PHILOSOPHER

    313 BC - 238 BC

    HPI: 73.97

    Rank: 1

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Others Deceased in 238 BC

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    Xun Kuang

    PHILOSOPHER

    313 BC - 238 BC

    HPI: 73.97

    Rank: 1

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    Andragoras

    POLITICIAN

    300 BC - 238 BC

    HPI: 61.31

    Rank: 2

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In China

Among people born in China, Xun Kuang ranks 70 out of 1,610. Before him are Shang Yang (-390), Zhang Fei (167), Jiang Qing (1914), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Chongzhen Emperor (1611), and Emperor Yao (-2324). After him are 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Tu Youyou (1930), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), and Hua Guofeng (1921).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Xun Kuang ranks 9. Before him are Laozi (-604), Mencius (-372), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Zhu Xi (1130), Mozi (-470), and Han Fei (-280). After him are Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), Wang Yangming (1472), Guan Zhong (-720), Han Yu (768), and Ban Zhao (45).

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