[PAR] [TLE] Confucianism [SEP] Confucianism, also known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life.  Confucianism developed from what was later called the Hundred Schools of Thought from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (551–479 BCE), who considered himself a retransmitter of the values of the Zhou dynasty golden age of several centuries before.  In the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE), Confucian approaches edged out the "proto-Taoist" Huang-Lao, as the official ideology while the emperors mixed both with the realist techniques of Legalism.  The disintegration of the Han political order in the second century CE opened the way for the doctrines of Buddhism and Neo-Taoism, which offered spiritual explanations lacking in Confucianism. [PAR] [TLE] Yang Zhu [SEP] Yang Zhu (; 440–360 BC), also known as Yang Zi or Yangzi (Master Yang), was a Chinese philosopher during the Warring States period.  An early ethical egoist alternative to Mohist and Confucian thought, Yang Zhu's surviving ideas appear primarily in the Chinese texts "Huainanzi", "Lüshi Chunqiu", "Mengzi", and possibly the "Liezi" and "Zhuangzi".
[PAR] [TLE] Confucianism [ SEP ] Confucianism , also known as Ruism , is described as tradition , a philosophy , a religion , a humanistic or rationalistic religion , a way of governing , or simply a way of life . Confucianism developed from what was later called the Hundred Schools of Thought from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius ( 551–479 BCE ) , who considered himself a retransmitter of the values of the Zhou dynasty golden age of several centuries before . In the Han dynasty ( 206 BCE – 220 CE ) , Confucian approaches edged out the " proto - Taoist " Huang - Lao , as the official ideology while the emperors mixed both with the realist techniques of Legalism . The disintegration of the Han political order in the second century CE opened the way for the doctrines of Buddhism and Neo - Taoism , which offered spiritual explanations lacking in Confucianism . [PAR] [TLE] Yang Zhu [ SEP ] Yang Zhu (; 440–360 BC ) , also known as Yang Zi or Yangzi ( Master Yang ) , was a Chinese philosopher during the Warring States period . An early ethical egoist alternative to Mohist and Confucian thought , Yang Zhu 's surviving ideas appear primarily in the Chinese texts " Huainanzi " , " Lüshi Chunqiu " , " Mengzi " , and possibly the " Liezi " and " Zhuangzi " .
Who was an early ethical egoist alternative to the philosophy also known as Ruism?
Who was an early ethical egoist alternative to the philosophy also known as Ruism ?
Yang Zhu
Yang Zhu