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Legalism

one of the six classical schools of thought in Chinese philosophy
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Legalism

Summary

Legalism is a school of thought[1]. Legalism ranks in the top 7% of school_of_thought entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,660 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Legalism's instance of is recorded as school of thought[3].
  • Legalism's country of origin is recorded as Zhou dynasty[4].
  • 400 BC marks the founding of Legalism[5].
  • Legalism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Legalism (Chinese philosophy)[6].
  • Legalism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Political Theory[7].
  • Legalism's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '法家'}[8].

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Definition and Type

Legalism's instance of is recorded as school of thought[3].

Origins

400 BC marks the founding of Legalism[5].

Why It Matters

Legalism ranks in the top 7% of school_of_thought entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,660 views/month).[2] Legalism has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] Legalism is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Zhou dynasty
    Inception → -0400-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → school of thought
    Inception → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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