Genius of the Ancient World
Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece, and China to follow the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy: Buddha, Socrates, and Confucius.
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- Bettany Hughesas Self - Presenter
- Apostolos C Doxiadisas Self - Writer
- Amartya Senas Self - Economist
- Martin Palmeras Self - China Scholar
- Angela Hobbsas Self - Public Understanding of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
- Michael Cosmopoulosas Self - Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Missouri - St. Louis
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Bettany Hughes
as Self - Presenter
Apostolos C Doxiadis
as Self - Writer
Amartya Sen
as Self - Economist
Martin Palmer
as Self - China Scholar
Angela Hobbs
as Self - Public Understanding of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
Michael Cosmopoulos
as Self - Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Missouri - St. Louis
David Scahill
as American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Shantum Seth
as Self - Buddhist Zen Master
Xinzhong Yao
as Self - Professor, School of Philosophy, Renmin University, Beijing
Vikram Lall
as Self - Buddhist Architecture Scholar
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