1, the representative figure of Legalism: Han Feizi, an outstanding thinker, philosopher and essayist, a student of Xunzi and the younger brother of Li Si. His legalist theory provided a theoretical basis for the birth of the first unified and autocratic centralized state in China.
2. Representative of Taoism: Laozi, founder of Taoist school, ancient thinker, philosopher, writer and historian in China. In Taoism, Laozi is regarded as the ancestor of Taoism, and he is also called "the old gentleman on the throne". His existing works include Tao Te Ching (also known as Laozi), the core of which is simple dialectics and advocates inaction.
3. Representative of Mohism: Mozi, the founder of Mohism, was also a famous thinker, educator, scientist and strategist during the Warring States Period. Mozi founded Mohism and a set of scientific theories, and made outstanding achievements in geometry, physics and optics.
4. Representative of Confucianism: Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, an ancient thinker and educator in China. He initiated the atmosphere of private lectures and advocated benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith.
5. The representative of Yin and Yang School: Zou Yan, the founder of the Five Elements Sect, whose main theories include the Five Elements Theory, the Five Virtues Beginning and the Great Kyushu Theory. His works "Zou Zi" and "Yongle Dadian" included him in the Taoist Department.
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Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty quoted Sima Tan's views on academic schools in Historical Records. Sima Tan summarized the schools of thought since the pre-Qin period into six schools, namely, Yin and Yang School, Confucianism, Mohism, Legalism, Famous Scholars and Taoism.
In Han Shu, Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty divided the schools since the pre-Qin period into ten schools, namely Confucianism, Taoism, Yin and Yang School, Legalist School, Confucius, Mohist School, Military Strategist, Miscellaneous School, Peasant Family and Novelist.
Lv Simian thinks that Shu Shu, Ji Fang and Sun Tzu's Art of War can also be called twelve pre-Qin philosophers.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Zi Chu Baijia