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Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy: Buddha, Socrates and Confucius. Bettany seeks to get under the skin of these three great minds and shine a light on the overlooked significance of the 5th century BC in shaping modern thought across the world.

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Socrates
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Confucius

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