Important people:
This is good to know, also please make sure you pronounce these names correctly
Kongzi (pron. Kong-tsuh)—AKA Confucius, the first Ruist philosopher, lived during the Spring and Autumn period, Minister of Crime of the state of Lu
Mozi (pron. Mo-tsuh)—A philosopher who broke off of the central Ruist tradition and formed his own philosophy called Mohism, going on to critique Ruism, lived during the Warring States Period
Mengzi (pron. Meng-tsuh)—AKA Mencius, a Ruist philosopher, part of Confucius's fourth generation of disciples, lived during the Warring States Period, thought by some to be the true evolution of Ruism, disagreed heavily with Xunzi
Xunzi (pron. Shoon-tsuh)—A Ruist philosopher, part of Confucius's fourth generation of disciples, lived during the Warring States Period, worked to defend Ruism against critiques from Mohism and Daoism, disagreed heavily with Mengzi
Han Fei—The founder of Fajia philosophy (Legalism), originally studied under Xunzi, lived during the Warring States Period before helping the state of Qin become the first empire of China
Zhu Xi—Developer of neo-confucianism in the 12th century, compiled the Four Books