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*''Born: 370 BCE''
*''Born: 370 BCE''
*''Died: 290 BCE''
*''Died: 290 BCE''
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*''Chinese/Japanese'': 孟子 ''(Mèng Zǐ / Moushi)''
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*''Chinese/Japanese'': [[孟]]子 ''(Mèng Zǐ / Moushi)''
Mencius was a Chinese philosopher of the [[Warring States period]], quite possibly the most famous historical Chinese philosopher after [[Confucius]] himself. Like Confucius and [[Mozi]], he is known chiefly from a collection of his sayings and teachings referred to simply as ''The Mencius''.
Mencius was a Chinese philosopher of the [[Warring States period]], quite possibly the most famous historical Chinese philosopher after [[Confucius]] himself. Like Confucius and [[Mozi]], he is known chiefly from a collection of his sayings and teachings referred to simply as ''The Mencius''.