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Sima Tan

In this essay, Sima Tan speaks of six philosophical lineages or "schools" (家 jia): Confucianism (儒家 Rujia), Daoism (道家 Daojia), Legalism (法家 Fajia), Mohism (墨家 Mojia), School of Names (名家 Mingjia), and School of Naturalists (陰陽家 Yinyang jia) – the central figure of this last "school" being Zou Yan.



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