School of Names

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This article is about the Chinese philosophers. For people who study logic, see Logician.

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:

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  • Graham, A.C., Disputers of the Tao: Philosophical Argument in Ancient China (Open Court 1993). ISBN 0-8126-9087-7

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