Calling Confucius a philosopher is the wrong classification. Like calling a whale a fish. - Thorsten Pattberg

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Calling Confucius a philosopher is the wrong classification. Like calling a whale a fish.

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About Thorsten Pattberg

Thorsten J. Pattberg (June 20, 1977 – ) is a German writer, philosopher, and cultural critic from Peking University. He is a disciple of Ji Xianlin and Tu Weiming.

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