Confucius

18 07, 2017

Who was Anaximander? Infinity and Greek science

By |2019-01-26T12:31:48-08:00July 18th, 2017|Greeks, Science|Comments Off on Who was Anaximander? Infinity and Greek science

Theater of Miletus, where Anaximander the mathematician lived Where was Anaximander from? Anaximander the mathematician was born about 610 BC in the Greek city of Miletus, in what is now Turkey. So [...]

7 06, 2017

Chinese Philosophy – Taoism and Confucianism

By |2018-04-18T17:19:17-07:00June 7th, 2017|China, Philosophy|Comments Off on Chinese Philosophy – Taoism and Confucianism

"Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism are one" (Song Dynasty, ca. 1100 AD) The first major philosopher who lived in China was Lao Tzu (if he really existed). He lived about 600 [...]

7 06, 2017

Confucius’ Philosophy – Chinese Philosophy

By |2018-10-05T05:45:00-07:00June 7th, 2017|China, Philosophy|Comments Off on Confucius’ Philosophy – Chinese Philosophy

What was Confucius' philosophy? Confucius' philosophy Confucius was a philosopher in ancient China, about 500 BC. That was about the same time as Buddhism was getting going in India and [...]

31 05, 2017

Who were the Jurchen? History of Central Asia

By |2019-10-21T07:30:30-07:00May 31st, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on Who were the Jurchen? History of Central Asia

Jurchen history: A pottery vase from the Jin Dynasty, ca. 1200 AD (Musee Guimet, Paris) Where did the Jurchen come from? Unlike most of the people living in north Asia, [...]

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