369 BC - 318 BC
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).
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Among philosophers, Yang Zhu ranks 572 out of 1,081. Before 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.
1581 - 1656
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 566
1723 - 1790
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 567
1901 - 1985
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 568
1932 - 2018
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 569
34 - 156
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 570
1290 - 1348
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 571
369 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 572
1710 - 1796
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 573
1920 - 1996
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 574
1855 - 1928
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 575
1817 - 1881
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 576
480 - 540
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 577
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 578
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.
402 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1
369 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2
400 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 3