Ancient China · Philosopher and Writer

Shen Dao 慎到

Attested BC 320 - BC 280

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shen Dao was a Philosopher and Writer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 320 to BC 280 慎到，趙人。
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passages 47, 67

Places and affiliations

At Zhao 趙
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 67
Organization Jixia Academy 稷下 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 47

Learning and skills

Belief Huang-Lao and Dao De arts 黃老道德之術 · Relation Studied
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 70

Works and attributed material

Twelve Treatises 十二論
Relation Author
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 71

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 74Biographies of Mengzi and Xun Qing · 3 passages

自騶衍與齊之稷下先生，如淳于髡、慎到、環淵、接子、田駢、騶奭之徒，各著書言治亂之事，以干世主，豈可勝道哉！ From Zou Yan and the masters of Qi's Jixia Academy, such as Chunyu Kun, Shen Dao, Huan Yuan, Jie Zi, Tian Pian, and Zou Shi and their kind, each wrote books discussing matters of governance and chaos to seek the world's lords—how could one recount them all!

慎到，趙人。 Shen Dao was a man of Zhao.

故慎到著十二論，環淵著上下篇，而田駢、接子皆有所論焉。 Therefore, Shen Dao wrote twelve treatises, Huan Yuan wrote upper and lower chapters, and Tian Pian and Jie Zi all had their own writings.