PHILOSOPHER

Zhuang Zhou

369 BC - 286 BC

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Zhuang Zhou (), commonly known as Zhuangzi (; Chinese: 莊子; literally "Master Zhuang"; also rendered in the Wade–Giles romanization as Chuang Tzu), was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States period, a period of great development in Chinese philosophy, the Hundred Schools of Thought. He is credited with writing—in part or in whole—a work known by his name, the Zhuangzi, which is one of two foundational texts of Taoism, alongside the Tao Te Ching. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhuang Zhou is the 61st most popular philosopher (up from 93rd in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from China (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Zhuang Zhou is most famous for his Taoist writings.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zhuang Zhou ranks 61 out of 1,267. Before him are Mikhail Bakunin, Henri Bergson, Plotinus, Karl Popper, Ramakrishna, and Zeno of Elea. After him are Epictetus, Thomas More, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Zhu Xi, Antonio Gramsci, and Zeno of Citium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 369 BC, Zhuang Zhou ranks 1. After him is Yang Zhu. Among people deceased in 286 BC, Zhuang Zhou ranks 1. 

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    Zhuang Zhou

    PHILOSOPHER

    369 BC - 286 BC

    HPI: 81.63

    Rank: 1

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    Yang Zhu

    PHILOSOPHER

    369 BC - 318 BC

    HPI: 64.82

    Rank: 2

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhuang Zhou ranks 21 out of 1,610. Before him are Xi Jinping (1953), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Du Fu (712), Ip Man (1893), and Wu Zetian (624). After him are Hu Jintao (1942), Zhu Xi (1130), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Cao Cao (155), Temür Khan (1265), and Toghon Temür (1320).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Zhuang Zhou ranks 4. Before him are Confucius (-551), Laozi (-604), and Sun Tzu (-544). After him are Zhu Xi (1130), Mencius (-372), Mozi (-470), Han Fei (-280), Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), and Wang Yangming (1472).

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