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  1. 08-05-2005, 02:56 #1
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    The thread is concerning our opinion of which book has influenced history the most. It's pretty simple, dude. There's no need to consider the unification o cultures, nor to choose a book which has influenced all cultures.

    You've raised one good point (to consider China and India), and I would therefore add the following to a broader list:

    - Lao Tzu's "Book of Changes" (I Ching)
    - The Bhagavad Gita
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    Books on mathematics like Algebra are pretty much cross cultural....
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    I would think Aristotles "Ethics" and "the Republic" would have to be up there too...

    Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio
    Books on mathematics like Algebra are pretty much cross cultural....
    That's a good point.

    I'm largely ignorant of the sciences, but are there any particular works which are considered "foundational"?
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