Xunzi ("Master Xun") is the common appellation for the philosopher whose full name was Xun Kuang....He is also known as Xun Qing, “Minister Xun,” after an office he held....
Other works he regarded as the efforts not of Xun Kuang, but of his students, ...independent of old prejudices against Xun Kuang, has proceeded with more than...He included four editions of the Xun Kuang without the Yang Liang...
Kung Fu Zi 551-479 BCE philosopher - Confucian...Xunzi 298-235 BCE philosopher - Confucian...Sun Zi , c. 5-6th cent.? war theorist...Han Fei Zi 280?-233/4 BCE philosopher - legalist...Lu Xun d.1936 CE modern...
developed XunZi 's philosophy into the doctrine embodied by the School of Law or Legalism ....However, as "zi" is often added to philosophers' names as a honorific (meaning "Master"), ...XunZi , who was his and Li Si 's teacher, the other main source for...