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CHINESE PHILOSOPHY ("love of wisdom") Chinese philosophy has passed through three distinct historical stages: The Classical Age: a creative period from the 6th to the 2nd century BC; The Medieval Age: from the 2nd century BC to the 11th centu ....

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... thought and his teachings branched out to his diciples (like the famous Mencius). According to tradition, Confucius was born in the state of Lu of the noble K'ung clan. His original name was K'ung Ch'iu. His father, commander of a district in Lu, died three years after Confucius was born, leaving the family in poverty; but Confucius nevertheless received a fine education. "To learn and from time to time to apply what one has learned -- isn't that a pleasure?" Analects 1:1 He was married at the age of 19 and had one son and two daughters. During the four years immediately after his ...