PHILOSOPHER
Zengzi
504 BC - 435 BC
Zengzi
Zeng Shen (505–435 BC), better known as Zengzi (Master Zeng), courtesy name Ziyu (子輿), was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. He later taught Zisi (Kong Ji), the grandson of Confucius, who was in turn the teacher of Mencius, thus beginning a line of transmitters of orthodox Confucian traditions. He is revered as one of the Four Sages of Confucianism. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zengzi is the 488th most popular philosopher (up from 499th in 2019).
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Zengzi ranks 488 out of 1,267. Before him are Ernest Gellner, Leo Strauss, Pierre Duhem, Ronald Dworkin, Dicaearchus, and John Gray. After him are Ernst Troeltsch, Yi I, Zhang Daoling, Priscian, Petrus Ramus, and Emmanuel Mounier.
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Ernest Gellner
1925 - 1995
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 482
Leo Strauss
1899 - 1973
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 483
Pierre Duhem
1861 - 1916
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 484
Ronald Dworkin
1931 - 2013
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 485
Dicaearchus
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 486
John Gray
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 487
Zengzi
504 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 488
Ernst Troeltsch
1865 - 1923
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 489
Yi I
1536 - 1584
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 490
Zhang Daoling
34 - 156
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 491
Priscian
500 - 600
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 492
Petrus Ramus
1515 - 1572
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 493
Emmanuel Mounier
1905 - 1950
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 494
Contemporaries
Among people born in 504 BC, Zengzi ranks 1. Among people deceased in 435 BC, Zengzi ranks 2. Before him is Epicharmus of Kos.
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Epicharmus of Kos
WRITER
524 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 1
Zengzi
PHILOSOPHER
504 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 2
