Axial Age¶
Karl Jaspers’ Axial Age compressed for additional impact:
Laozi (Lao Tse,
6th-4th century BC)
Kongzi
(Confucius, 551–479 BC)
Li Kui
(455-395 BC)
Mozi (470–c.391 BC)
Yang Zhu (440–360
BC)
Mahavira (599–527
BC)
Gautama Buddha
(c.563-483 BC)
Upanishads (from
6th century BC)
Thales (of Miletus,
c.624–546 BC)
Anaximenes
(of Miletus, 585-528 BC)
Pythagoras (of
Samos, c.570–495 BC)
Heraclitus (of
Ephesus c.535–475 BC)
Aeschylus (c.525-455 BC)
Anaxagoras
(c.510–428 BC)
Parmenides (of
Elea, early 5th century BC)
Socrates (c.469–399 BC)
Thucydides
(c.460–395 BC)
Democritus
(c.460–370 BC)
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