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Did Confucius come before Plato and Socrates?

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Plato/Socrates and Confucius were more or less contemporaries, all of them around the 5th and 6th centuries BC; but China and Greece were completely unknown to one another at the time. However, the cultural traditions they inaugurated define Eastern and Western thought. read more

While Confucius wrote at a time and place different from those of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, much of his thoughts relate closely with the three Greek thinkers. In his Analects, Confucius emphasizes the morality of the government and of individuals. read more

Much of Western philosophy finds its basis in the thoughts and teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. You can’t begin a study of world philosophy without talking about these guys: the Big Three ancient Greek philosophers. read more

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