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Held By / Proponent

Held by proponent names the philosophers who actually argued for a given position. Wikipedia identifies "Jeremy Bentham, the founder of utilitarianism," as the figure who first gave the position its modern form. This dimension connects a position back to the specific people who defended it.

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1. Ethics (Wikipedia)
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  • Ethics, lead section, Greek contributors sentence
    This period saw the emergence of ethical teachings associated with Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and contributions of philosophers like Socrates and Aristotle.
  • Ethics, lead section, ancient regions sentence
    The history of ethics started in the ancient period with the development of ethical principles and theories in ancient Egypt, India, China, and Greece.
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