Xu Xing (philosopher)
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Xu Xing
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許行 | |
Born | 372 |
Died | 372 (372-00-00) (aged 82–83) |
Nationality | Chinese |
Occupation | Philosopher |
Era | Zhou dynasty |
Region | Teng |
Main interests
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Agriculturalism |
Xu Xing ( Chinese : 許行 ; Wade–Giles : Hsü Hsing ; c. 372 – c. 289 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and one of the most notable advocates of the egalitarian political philosophy of agriculturalism . [ citation needed ] With a group of followers he settled in the state of Teng in about 315 BC. A disciple of his visited the Confucian philosopher Mencius , and a short report of their conversation discussing Xu Xing's philosophy survives. [1]
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