Socrates and Confucius: Similar Philosophies, Different Worlds

Socrates and Confucius: Similar Philosophies, Different Worlds

Socrates and Confucius by Wu Weishan in Athens, Greece Credit: Bob Jenkin / Flickr CC BY 2.0. DEED Socrates and Confucius are considered the founders of Western Philosophy and Eastern Philosophy respectively, and their teachings bare many similarities. Even though Socrates and Confucius lived eighty years and 4,300 miles apart, their philosophies have much in common, eliminating preconceived East-West differences and cultural boundaries. Both me…