Mencius

Mencius

male
philosopher, chinese, Meng Tzu, Confucianism, Meng Zhu, Mèng Zǐ…Chinesephilosophy, Chinese philosopher
Mencius (Romanization; 孟子, pinyin: Mèng Zǐ; Wade-Giles: Meng Tzu; most accepted dates: 372 – 289 BCE; other possible dates: 385 – 303/302 BCE) was a...
Confucius

Confucius

male
philosopher, Ancient philosopher, chinese, Master Kung, Eastern philosophy, Founder of religions…Chinese culture, Chinesephilosophy, philosophy
Confucius (lit. "Master Kung," 551 BCE - 479 BCE) was an esteemed Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have...
Laozi

Laozi

male
Daodejing, Founder of religions, zhou dynasty, Chinese Taoist, Taishang Laojun, Three Pure Ones…Chinese philosopher, Chinese spiritual writer, Chinesephilosophy, philosophy, chinese
Laozi (also Lao Tse, Laotze, Lao Zi, and other variations) was a philosopher of ancient China and an important figure in Taoism (also called...

Zhuangzi

male
Logician, Chinese Taoist, Hundred Schools of Thought, Warring States Period, Pinyin, Wade-Giles…Chinese philosopher, Chinese classic texts, Chinese spiritual writer, Chinese martial arts, Chinesephilosophy
Zhuangzi (Traditional: 莊子; Simplified: 庄子, Pinyin: Zhuāng Zǐ, Wade-Giles: Chuang Tzŭ, "lit". "Master Zhuang") was an influential Chinese philosopher...

Zhu XI

male, deceased (1200)
Taoist, philosopher, Confucianism, Scholar, Song Dynasty, confucian…chinese, Chinesephilosophy
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (born October 18, 1130, Yuxi, Fujian province, China - died April 23, 1200, China) was a Song Dynasty (960-1279) Confucian...
Han Fei

Han Fei

male
school of law, the state of Han, Confucianist, Lao Zi, Warring States Period, Chinesephilosophy…chinese
Han Fei (韓非) (ca. 280-233 BC) was a philosopher who, along with Li Si, developed Xun Zi's philosophy into the doctrine embodied by the "School of L...
Wang Yangming

Wang Yangming

male, deceased (1529)
philosopher, Idealist, Rationalist, Confucianism, ming dynasty, orthodox…philosophy, chinese, Chinesephilosophy, Ming Chinese
Wang Yangming (1472-1529) was a Ming Chinese idealist Neo-Confucian philosopher, official, educationist, calligraphist and general. After Zhu Xi,...

Tu Wei-Ming

male
Harvard University, Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Tunghai University, University of California, Berkeley, Chinese history…Chinesephilosophy, Chinese language, chinese
Tu Wei-ming is an ethicist and a New Confucian. He assumed his tenure as the Director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute in January 1996. Born in...
Feng Youlan

Feng Youlan

male, deceased (1990)
Tsinghua University alumni, From henan, Chinesephilosophy, chinese, Chinese philosopher, philosopher
Feng Youlan was a Chinese philosopher who was important for reintroducing the study of Chinese philosophy.
Mozi

Mozi

male
physicist, Taoism, Warring States Period, legalist, latinization, Western Han Dynasty…Chinesephilosophy, chinese
Mozi (Lat. as Micius, ca. 470 BCE-ca. 390 BCE), was a philosopher who lived in China during the Hundred Schools of Thought period (early Warring...