History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective

Confucius and the Greek Philosophers (1x13)

Uitzenddatum: Jan 01, 2011

From 700 to 500 B.C., thinkers around the world began to turn to fundamental philosophical questions. This lecture focuses on those whose concerns addressed this world and its pragmatic issues through rational inquiry, including Confucius, the Legalists, and the Greek philosophers known as the Ionian Rationalists.