Which of the Following Axial Age Thinkers Expressed Ideas Most

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Axial Age thinkers expressed ideas most similar to: "A fool who recognizes his own ignorance is thereby in fact a wise man,but a fool who considers himself wise-that is what one really calls a fool," attributed to Siddhartha Gautama in the Dhammapada?

• A) Socrates
• B) Confucius
• C) Master Zeng
• D) Zoroaster

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