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Legalism

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

Legalism is a school of thought[1]. Legalism ranks in the top 7% of school of thought entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,436 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country of origin: Zhou dynasty[3]
  • Inception: 400 BC[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Legalism (Chinese philosophy)[5]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory[6]
  • Native label: 法家[7]

Why It Matters

Legalism has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] Legalism is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0300772-legismus
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  2. 20w 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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