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PHILOSOPHER

Yang Zhu

369 BC - 318 BC

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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 151,301 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Yang Zhu is the 572nd most popular philosopher (down from 521st in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Yang Zhu ranks 572 out of 1,081Before him are James Ussher, Johann Bernhard Basedow, Eric Voegelin, Paul Virilio, Zhang Daoling, and Barlaam of Seminara. After him are Thomas Reid, Hans Blumenberg, Narayana Guru, Hermann Lotze, Dignāga, and Arete of Cyrene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 369 BC, Yang Zhu ranks 2Before him is Zhuang Zhou.  Among people deceased in 318 BC, Yang Zhu ranks 2Before him is Phocion. After him is Cleitus the White.

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