School of Names

This article is about the Chinese philosophers. For people who study logic, see Logician.

The Logicians or School of Names (名家; Míngjiā; "School of names") was a Chinese philosophical school that grew out of Mohism in the Warring States Period.

The philosophy is often translated to sophists or dialecticians.

Notable Logicians include:

• Hui Shi
• Gongsun Longzi

See also

• Chinese philosophy
• history of logic
• Mozi

References

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• Graham, A. C. Disputers of the Tao: Philosophical Argument in Ancient China. La Salle, Ill: Open Court, 1989. ISBN 0812690877

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