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Confucius

Chinese philosopher
Also known as: Chung-ni, Kā€™ung-fu-tzu, Kā€™ung-tzu, Kongfuzi, Kongqiu, Kongzi, Zhongni(Show More)
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Confucius (born 551, Qufu, state of Lu [now in Shandong province, China]ā€”died 479 bce, Lu) was Chinaā€™s most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, whose ideas have profoundly influenced the civilizations of China and other East Asian countries. Confucius was born near the end of an era known in Chinese history as the Spring and Autumn Period (770ā€“481 BCE). His home was in Lu, a regional state of eastern China in what is now central...

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