PHILOSOPHER

Li Zhi

1527 - 1602

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Li Zhi (1527–1602), often known by his pseudonym Zhuowu (which means, “I who am smart”), was a Chinese philosopher, historian and writer of the late Ming dynasty. A critic of the Neo-Confucianist views espoused by Zhu Xi, which was then the orthodoxy of the Ming government, he was persecuted and committed suicide in prison. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Li Zhi is the 724th most popular philosopher (up from 745th in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from China (up from 596th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Li Zhi ranks 724 out of 1,267. Before him are Cheng Yi, Georges Politzer, Sarah Kofman, Arnold Geulincx, Eduard Zeller, and Émile Boutroux. After him are Alvin Plantinga, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Al-Taftazani, Wang Fuzhi, Julien Benda, and Zalmoxis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1527, Li Zhi ranks 12. Before him are Barbara Blomberg, Qi Jiguang, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Pellegrino Tibaldi, and Luis de León. After him are Agnes of Hesse, Philippine Welser, Luca Cambiaso, Anna Sophia of Prussia, Hamida Banu Begum, and Saitō Yoshitatsu. Among people deceased in 1602, Li Zhi ranks 9. Before him are Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Renata of Lorraine, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Emilio de' Cavalieri, Kobayakawa Hideaki, and Ii Naomasa. After him are Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin, Thomas Morley, Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Juan de Fuca, Caspar Peucer, and Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Zhi ranks 558 out of 1,610. Before him are Ouyang Xun (557), Cheng Pei-pei (1946), Zheng Zhilong (1604), Go Seigen (1914), Bian Que (-401), and Octar (350). After him are Zhou Yongkang (1942), Guan Hanqing (1210), Ma Bufang (1903), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Fan Zhongyan (989), and Prince Gong (1833).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Li Zhi ranks 30. Before him are Hu Shih (1891), Yang Xiong (-53), Wang Bi (226), Liu Bowen (1311), Shen Buhai (-385), and Cheng Yi (1033). After him are Wang Fuzhi (1619), Zhang Zai (1020), Lie Yukou (-449), Cheng Hao (1032), Liu Yuxi (772), and Feng Youlan (1895).

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