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Philippe Couplet

Priest 1623–1693

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About Philippe Couplet

Flemish Jesuit missionary and sinologist (1623–1693)

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Ethics Philosophy Simplicity Virtue Wisdom

In their words

“We can say that the ethical system of the philosopher Confucius is sublime.”

“One might say that the moral system of this philosopher is infinitely sublime, but that it is at the same time simple, sensible.”