PHILOSOPHER
Yang Zhu
369 BC - 318 BC
Yang Zhu
Yang Zhu (; simplified Chinese: 杨朱; traditional Chinese: 楊朱; pinyin: Yáng Zhū; Wade–Giles: Yang Chu; 440–c.360 BC), also known as Yangzi (Master Yang), 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yang Zhu has received more than 162,889 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Yang Zhu is the 594th most popular philosopher (down from 572nd in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
58.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.30
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Yang Zhu ranks 594 out of 1,267. Before him are Zisi, Luis de Molina, Nancy Fraser, Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, and Myson of Chenae. After him are Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Bardaisan, Aeschines of Sphettus, Arne Næss, Salomon Maimon, and Hans Albert.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Zisi
483 BC - 402 BC
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 588
Luis de Molina
1535 - 1600
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 589
Nancy Fraser
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 590
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
1781 - 1832
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 591
Johan Vilhelm Snellman
1806 - 1881
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 592
Myson of Chenae
700 BC - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 593
Yang Zhu
369 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 594
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
1892 - 1981
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 595
Bardaisan
154 - 222
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 596
Aeschines of Sphettus
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 597
Arne Næss
1912 - 2009
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 598
Salomon Maimon
1754 - 1800
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 599
Hans Albert
1921 - 2023
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 600
Contemporaries
Among people born in 369 BC, Yang Zhu ranks 2. Before him is Zhuang Zhou. Among people deceased in 318 BC, Yang Zhu ranks 2. Before him is Phocion. After him is Cleitus the White.
Others Born in 369 BC
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Zhuang Zhou
PHILOSOPHER
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 1
Yang Zhu
PHILOSOPHER
369 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 318 BC
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Phocion
POLITICIAN
402 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1
Yang Zhu
PHILOSOPHER
369 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 2
Cleitus the White
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 3
