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by jrmurad 3185 days ago
> the Chinese never had a Locke, or a Rousseau, or a Hobbes

How about Lao-Tzu? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi
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justaman 3185 days ago
Perhaps you could give examples as to how they are similar?
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Jach 3185 days ago
I wonder if the intent is to compare their outputs directly, or to point out that China has its history of great writers just like the West. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_classics is a nice list.)
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