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Wang Chong

Wang Chong (Chinese: 王充; pinyin: Wáng Chōng; Wade–Giles: Wang Ch'ung; 27 – c. 97 AD), courtesy name Zhongren (仲任), was a Chinese astronomer, meteorologist, naturalist, philosopher, and writer active during the Eastern Han dynasty. He developed a rational, secular, naturalistic and mechanistic account of the world and of human beings and gave a…

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Born
0027 (0027) Kuaiji, Han dynasty (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China)
Died
0097 (0098)
Era
Han dynasty philosophy
Main interests
Philosophy, Astronomy, Meteorology
Notable ideas
Materialism, Criticism of superstition, Scientific explanation of natural phenomena
Region
Chinese philosophy

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related to Meteorology · 18
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related to External links · 16
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related to Astronomy · 15
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related to Work and philosophy · 10
Wang Chong → At, China, Confucianism, Confucius, Daoism, Heaven, Humans, Laozi, To, Wang
Born · 1
Wang Chong → 0027 (0027) Kuaiji, Han dynasty (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China)
Died · 1
Wang Chong → 0097 (0098)
Era · 1
Wang Chong → Han dynasty philosophy
Main interests · 1
Wang Chong → Philosophy, Astronomy, Meteorology
Notable ideas · 1
Wang Chong → Materialism, Criticism of superstition, Scientific explanation of natural phenomena

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Wang ChongBorn0027 (0027) Kuaiji, Han dynasty (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China)1.00infobox
Wang ChongDied0097 (0098)1.00infobox
Wang ChongEraHan dynasty philosophy1.00infobox
Wang ChongMain interestsPhilosophy, Astronomy, Meteorology1.00infobox
Wang ChongNotable ideasMaterialism, Criticism of superstition, Scientific explanation of natural phenomena1.00infobox
Wang ChongRegionChinese philosophy1.00infobox
Wang ChongSchoolRationalism, Naturalism1.00infobox
Huan Taninstance ofRafe de Crespigny writes that during his studies Wang was most likely influenced by contemporary Old Text realists0.80text
Wang Chongrelated to AstronomySimilar0.60section
Wang Chongrelated to AstronomyHan0.60section
Wang Chongrelated to AstronomyZhang Heng0.60section
Wang Chongrelated to AstronomyChinese0.60section

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