Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu

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Sun Tzu was the author of "The Art of War", an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. He is also one of the earliest...
Laozi

Laozi

male
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
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)
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...
Li Ao

Li Ao

male, deceased (841)
Lǐ Áo 李翱, styled Xizhi 习之 (772-841) was a Tang Dynasty philosopher and scholar. He was born in Chengji 成纪, Longxi 陇西, in the northwest of the e...

René Guénon

male, deceased (1951)
René Jean Marie Joseph Guénon also named Sheikh 'Abd al-Wahid Yahya upon his acceptance of Islam, was a French-born author. His field was me...
Han Fei

Han Fei

male
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...
Li Si

Li Si

male
Li Si (ca. 280 BC - September or October 208 BC) was the influential Prime Minister (or Chancellor) of the feudal state and later of the dynasty of...
Liang Qichao

Liang Qichao

male, deceased (1929)
Liang Qichao was a Chinese scholar, journalist, philosopher and reformist during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), who inspired Chinese scholars with hi...
Hu Shi

Hu Shi

male, deceased (1962)
Hu Shi (December 17 1891—February 24 1962), born Hu Hongxing, was a Chinese philosopher and essayist. His courtesy name was Shizhi (適之). Hu is wid...