Syncretism (Chinese philosophy)

{{Short description|Eclectic school of thought}}

Syncretism or the Mixed School ({{zh | t=雜家| hp=zájiā}}) in Chinese philosophy is an eclectic school of thought that combined elements of Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, and Legalism. The Syncretist texts include the Shizi, Lüshi Chunqiu, and Huainanzi.{{cite book|author=Jiao Shi|author2=Paul Fischer|title=Shizi: China's First Syncretist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KXkVURzR4kgC|date=1 June 2012|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-50417-1|page=11}} The (c. 330 BCE) Shizi is the earliest of the Syncretist texts.