九家 Jiǔ Jiā
Jiǔ Jiā
proper noun
Nine Schools of Philosophy
Domain: Literature 文学
, Subdomain: China
Notes: (313-238 BCE) A grouping used in the Treatise on Letters 艺文志 section of the Han Shu, namely: (1) Confucianists 儒家, (2) Taoists 道家, (3) Naturalists 阴阳家, (4) Legalists 法家, (5) Logicians 名家, (6) Mohists 墨家, (7) Diplomats 纵横家, (8) Eclectics 杂家, and (9) Agriculturalists 农家. (Idema and Haft 1997, p. 85)
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