"Logicians" redirects here. For people who study logic, see Logic.
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:
See also
References
- Fraser, Chris. "School of Names." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
- Graham, A.C., Disputers of the Tao: Philosophical Argument in Ancient China (Open Court 1993). ISBN 0-8126-9087-7
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