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Tradition

Tradition school traces one school of thought back to the earlier school it grew out of. Wikipedia notes "Stoicism emerged from the Cynic tradition," inheriting some of its basic outlook even as it built a far more systematic body of doctrine. This dimension shows the lineage running from one philosophical school to the next.

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Cultural Origin Tradition
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Ancient Indian 1
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Ancient Chinese 1
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Ancient Egyptian 1
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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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