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Zou Yan
Zou Yan
(; 305240 BC) was an ancient Chinese philosopher best known as the representative thinker of the
Yin and Yang
School (or
School of Naturalists
) during the
Hundred Schools of Thought
era in
Chinese philosophy
. Zou Yan was a noted scholar of the
Jixia Academy
in the state of
Qi
.
Joseph Needham
, a British
sinologist
, describes Zou as "The real founder of all Chinese scientific thought." His teachings combined and systematized two current theories during the
Warring States period
:
Yin-Yang
and the
Five Elements/Phases
(
wood
,
fire
,
earth
,
metal
, and
water
).
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