Logicians

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

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The Logicians (名家) were a Chinese philosophical school that grew out of Mohism in the Warring States Period.

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The philosophy is often translated to sophists or dialecticians.

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Notable Logicians include:

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• Gongsun Longzi

See also: Chinese philosophy, history of logic, Mozi

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