PHILOSOPHER

Zhou Dunyi

1017 - 1073

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Zhou Dunyi (Chinese: 周敦頤; Wade–Giles: Chou Tun-i; 1017–1073) was a Chinese cosmologist, philosopher, and writer during the Song dynasty. He conceptualized the Neo-Confucian cosmology of the day, explaining the relationship between human conduct and universal forces. In this way, he emphasizes that humans can master their qi ("spirit") in order to accord with nature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhou Dunyi has received more than 118,425 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Zhou Dunyi is the 530th most popular philosopher (up from 553rd in 2019), the 410th most popular biography from China (up from 435th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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  • 23

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  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zhou Dunyi ranks 530 out of 1,267. Before him are Henry Corbin, Hans Blumenberg, Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Metrodorus of Lampsacus, Georg Henrik von Wright, and Abraham Isaac Kook. After him are Hippo, Hans Vaihinger, Saul Kripke, Polemon, Émile Boirac, and Georges Canguilhem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1017, Zhou Dunyi ranks 2. Before him is Ramanuja. After him are Bermudo III of León, Beatrice of Lorraine, and Basil Boioannes. Among people deceased in 1073, Zhou Dunyi ranks 2. Before him is Pope Alexander II. After him are Emperor Go-Sanjō, John Gualbert, Anthony of Kiev, Estrid Svendsdatter, and Dominic of Silos.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhou Dunyi ranks 410 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Shang of Tang (695), Li Shizhen (1517), Dian Wei (150), Sima Xiangru (-179), Emperor Shang of Han (105), and Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (1342). After him are Liang Qichao (1873), Bao Xishun (1951), Yue Jin (200), Qiu Jin (1875), Du Mu (803), and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Zhou Dunyi ranks 23. Before him are Ge Hong (284), Huiyuan (334), Zhiyi (538), Zhang Daoling (34), Linji Yixuan (850), and Shen Buhai (-385). After him are Liu Bowen (1311), Hu Shih (1891), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Yang Xiong (-53), Cheng Yi (1033), and Wang Bi (226).

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