xun zi was the chinese philosopher who believed that the state should be run by a wise ruling class.
who is the chinese philosopher who believed that the state should be run by a wise ruling class?
xun zi
bullet::::- guo yonghuai - expert in aerodynamics of china.





















































samuel c. c. ting - nobel prize in physics laureate.





















































bullet::::- qu qinyue - astrophysicist and former president of nanjing university





















































section::::notable people.:philosophers.





















































bullet::::- confucius - considered to be the greatest chinese philosopher, founder of confucianism and contributed greatly to chinese culture.





















































bullet::::- mozi - founder of mohism.





















































bullet::::- disciples of confucius - they helped to compile much of the teachings of the greatest chinese philosopher and their teacher, confucius, in the analects of confucius.





















































bullet::::- mencius - the most famous confucian after confucius himself, responsible for propagating confucianism.
shandong people
bullet::::- diogenes of sinope, greek philosopher





















































bullet::::- epicurus, greek philosopher





















































bullet::::- mencius, chinese philosopher





















































bullet::::- panini, indian philosopher and writer





















































bullet::::- plato, greek philosopher





















































bullet::::- pyrrho, greek philosopher





















































bullet::::- socrates, greek philosopher





















































bullet::::- sophocles, greek philosopher and writer





















































bullet::::- speusippus, greek philosopher





















































bullet::::- sun bin, chinese author & military strategist





















































bullet::::- theophrastus, greek philosopher





















































bullet::::- wu qi, chinese military strategist & philosopher





















































bullet::::- xenocrates, greek philosopher





















































bullet::::- xenophon, greek philosopher, writer and historian





















































bullet::::- zeno of citium, greek philosopher





















































bullet::::- zhuangzi, chinese philosopher





















































section::::sovereign states.





















































see: list of political entities in the 4th century bc.
4th century bc