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Axial Age

Period. 800 BCE to 200 BCE 12 books in the catalogue.

The First Philosophers of GreeceHeraclitus, Parmenides · translated by Arthur Fairbanks · 6th–5th century BCE · Primary text
Buddhist SuttasThe Buddha · translated by T. W. Rhys Davids · teachings of c. 5th century BCE · Primary text
Confucian AnalectsConfucius · translated by James Legge · 5th–3rd century BCE · Primary text
Gaina SûtrasMahāvīra · translated by Hermann Jacobi · compiled 5th century BCE–5th century CE · Primary text
The Tâo Teh KingLaozi · translated by James Legge · c. 4th–3rd century BCE · Primary text
The Works of MenciusMencius · translated by James Legge · 4th century BCE · Primary text
The Writings of Kwang-zeZhuangzi · translated by James Legge · c. 4th–2nd century BCE · Primary text
SymposiumPlato · translated by Benjamin Jowett · c. 385–370 BCE · Primary text
The RepublicPlato · translated by Benjamin Jowett · c. 375 BCE · Primary text
ParmenidesPlato · translated by Benjamin Jowett · c. 370 BCE · Primary text
PhaedrusPlato · translated by Benjamin Jowett · c. 370 BCE · Primary text
TimaeusPlato · translated by Benjamin Jowett · c. 360 BCE · Primary text