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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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Era of Emergence
6 BCE 1
Cultural Origin Tradition
Ancient Greek 1
Cultural Origin Tradition
Ancient Indian 1
Cultural Origin Tradition
Ancient Chinese 1
Tradition
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1. Metaphysics (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Metaphysics, lead section, Greek emergence sentence
    In ancient Greece, metaphysics emerged in the 6th century BCE with the pre-Socratic philosophers, who gave rational explanations of the cosmos as a whole.
  • Metaphysics, lead section, Indian origin sentence
    In ancient India, starting in the 7th century BCE, the Upanishads were written as religious and philosophical texts that examine how ultimate reality constitutes the ground of all being.
  • Metaphysics, lead section, Chinese origin sentence
    At about the same time in ancient China, the school of Taoism was formed and explored the natural order of the universe.
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