Xu Xing (philosopher) explained

Xu Xing
Native Name:許行
Birth Date:372 BC
Death Date:289 BC (aged 82–83)
Nationality:Chinese
Occupation:Philosopher
Era:Zhou dynasty
Region:Teng
Main Interests:Agriculturalism

Xu Xing (; c. 372 – c. 289 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and one of the most notable advocates of the egalitarian political philosophy of agriculturalism. With a group of followers he settled in the state of Teng in about 315 BC. A disciple of his visited the Confucian philosopher Mencius, and a short report of their conversation discussing Xu Xing's philosophy survives.[1]

Notes and References

  1. The "Nung-chia" 農 家 'School of the Tillers' and the Origins of Peasant Utopianism in China. A. C. Graham. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 42. 1. 1979. 66–100. 614828. 10.1017/s0041977x00108468. 154793313 .