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🧠 Philosophy
Confucius
Confucianism — ethics, morality, social harmony
Born 551 BC 🇨🇳 China 500 BC
🧠 Known For
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Analects — collected sayings on ethics, morality and social harmony
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"Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself" — Golden Rule
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Shaped the culture, government and education of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam for 2,500 years
Teachings shaped East Asian culture for 2,500 years
Quick Facts
Category
🧠 Philosophy
Country
🇨🇳 China
Born
551 BC
Key Year
500 BC
Achievement
Confucianism — ethics, morality, social harmony