Mencius vs. Aristophanes

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

Aristophanes

Aristophanes

424 BCE – 388 BCE

Literature
Classical Athens

Aristophanes was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens. He wrote forty plays, of which eleven survive virtually complete. The majority of his surviving plays belong to the genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy and are considered its most valuable examples.

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"Lysistrata: O women, if we would compel the men to bow to Peace, We must refrain from every depth of love.... Why do you turn your backs? Where are you going? W…"

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Connections

Aristophanes was influenced by Mencius