C Kong Zi called Confucius(551－479 B.C.).and Soerates(469 B.C.)lived only a hundred years

C

KongZicalledConfucius(551-479B.C.).andSoerates(469B.C.)livedonlyahundredyearsapart,andduringtheirlifetimestherewasnocontactbetweenChinaandGreece,butitisinterestingonlookathowtheworldthateachoftheregreatphilosopherscamefromshapedtheirideas,andhowtheseinturn,shapedtheirsocieties.

Neitherphilosopherlivedintimesofpeace,thoughthereweremorewarsinGreecethaninChina.TheChinesestateswereverylargeandfeudal,whiletheGreekcity-statesweresmallandurban.TheurbanenvironmentinwhichSocrateslivedallowedhimtobemoreradical(激进的)thanConfucius.UnlikeConfucius,Soeraeswasnotaskedbyrulershowtogoversnoffectively.ThusSoerateswasabletobemoreidealistic,foeusingonissueslikefreedomandknowledgeforitsownsake,ontheotherhand,advisedthoseingowernnentandmanyofhisstudentswentment

ConfulsuggestedRuleasaprincipleforthecorduetof“Lonototherswhatyouwouldnotwanttoyou.”Heassumedthatallmenwereequalatsomepotentialthanothers,arethatitwasknowledgethatsetmenapart.Socraesfocusesdonindividual,andthoughtthatthegreatestpurposeofmanwastoseekwisdom.Hebelievedthatsomehadmorepotentialadeveloptheirreasonthanothersdid.LikeConfucius,hebelievedthatthesuperiorclassshouldruletheinferior(下层的)classes.

ForSocrates,thefamilywasofnoimportance,andthecommunityoflittleconcerm.ForConfucius,however,thefamilywasthecentr eofsociety,withfamilyrelationsconsideredmuchmoreimportantthanpoliticalrelations.

Bothmenarerespectedmuchmoretodaythantheywereintheirlifetimes.

64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.SocratesandConfuciusandmuchincommon.

B.ConfuiushadainfluresonSocratesideas.

C.Thewerebythephilosophersideas.

D.exchangesbetweenChinaaGreece.