Home›Ethics›Influenced ByBrowse ByInfluenced ByInfluenced by names the earlier thinkers whose work shaped a philosopher's own ideas. Wikipedia notes Kant "builds on the work of empiricist philosophers such as John Locke and David Hume, as well as rationalist philosophers such as Rene Descartes, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Christian Wolff," drawing on both rival traditions at once. This dimension traces the intellectual lineage running into a given philosopher's work.FactsInfluenced BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedAncient Greek 1Cultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedAncient Indian 1Cultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedAncient Chinese 1Cultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedAncient Egyptian 1Influenced ByFilter Results7 entriesBranch of PhilosophyAllEpistemology (1)Ethics (7)Metaphysics (1)Philosophy of Law (1)Political Philosophy (4)School of PhilosophyAllConfucianism (1)Continental Philosophy (1)Existentialism (1)Stoicism (1)Utilitarianism (1)EraAll-372 (1)-106 (1)121 (1)1633 (1)1806 (1)1838 (2)1844 (1)NationalityAllChina (1)Ethiopia (1)Germany (1)Roman Empire (1)The Roman Republic (1)United Kingdom (2)Birthplace / RegionAllChina (1)Ethiopia (1)Germany (1)Italy (2)United Kingdom (2)MovementAllAfrican Ethics (1)Ancient Greek And Roman Ethics (2)Continental And Phenomenological Ethics (1)East Asian Ethics (1)Utilitarian Ethics (2)In GroupAllAfrican Ethics (1)Ancient Greek And Roman Ethics (2)Continental And Phenomenological Ethics (1)East Asian Ethics (1)Utilitarian Ethics (2)TraditionAllAfrican Philosophy (1)Confucianism (1)Empiricism (1)Existentialism (1)Skepticism (1)Stoicism (1)Utilitarianism (2)Birth YearAll551 BCE (1)214 BCE (1)55 (1)1600 (1)1748 (1)1749 (1)1806 (1)Death YearAll479 BCE (1)129 BCE (1)135 (1)1832 (2)1873 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCarneadesInfluenced By1 entryConfuciusInfluenced By1 entryEpictetusInfluenced By1 entryJeremy BenthamInfluenced By2 entriesJohann Wolfgang von GoetheInfluenced By1 entryJohn Stuart MillInfluenced By1 entryZera YacobInfluenced By1 entrySources1. Ethics (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaEthics, lead section, Greek contributors sentenceThis 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 sentenceThe history of ethics started in the ancient period with the development of ethical principles and theories in ancient Egypt, India, China, and Greece.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.