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Yangism

Yangism (Chinese: 楊朱學派; pinyin: Yángzhūxuépài) was a philosophical school founded by Yang Zhu, extant during the Warring States period (475 BCE – 221 BCE), that believed that human actions are and should be based on self-interest. The school has been described by sinologists as an early form of psychological and ethical egoism. The main focus of the…

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ChinesePinyinYang ZhuWarring States periodSelf-interest
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LiRenYiLegalistFa
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Triples24
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related to Philosophy · 11
Yangism → BCE, Confucian, Disagreeing, Individual, Legalist, Mencius, Mengzi, The Yangist, The Yangists, Yang Zhu, Yangists
related to Criticism · 5
Yangism → Confucianism, Mencius, Middle Way, Mohism, Yangists
related to Influence on later beliefs · 5
Yangism → Mencius, Some, Taoism, Taoist, Yangist
related to External links · 3
Yangism → Philosophy, Stanford Encyclopedia, YangismYangism

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mencius yangists school confucianism xing later sinologists yang zhu human mohism chinese concept nature incorporated philosophy self-interest mengzi psychological saw

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Yangismrelated to CriticismMencius0.60section
Yangismrelated to CriticismYangists0.60section
Yangismrelated to CriticismConfucianism0.60section
Yangismrelated to CriticismMiddle Way0.60section
Yangismrelated to CriticismMohism0.60section
Yangismrelated to External linksYangismYangism0.60section
Yangismrelated to External linksStanford Encyclopedia0.60section
Yangismrelated to External linksPhilosophy0.60section
Yangismrelated to Influence on later beliefsMencius0.60section
Yangismrelated to Influence on later beliefsYangist0.60section
Yangismrelated to Influence on later beliefsSome0.60section
Yangismrelated to Influence on later beliefsTaoism0.60section

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