Axial Age

Transformative philosophical period (c. 800–200 BCE).

Key Aspects:

• Emergence of major world philosophies.
• Focus on ethics, transcendence.
• Key figures: Socrates, Buddha, Confucius.

Related Concepts & Works:

• Socrates (Greek philosopher)
• Ethics (parent branch)
• Transcendence (related concept)
• Buddhism (related movement)