I agree with the author given the author has cited specific works that sometimes predate the European works and some that they themselves probably discussed.<p>The Confucius one got to me in college as I learned about him in a world religion class instead of philosophy. I mean, here&#x27;s a guy or group whose writings were so profound that they can lead you to business success or happiness in 2016. Gets almost no attention outside of jokes that make him look like an idiot. I like messing with people in the South by talking about how the &quot;Good Book&quot; says (insert Confucius quote). They&#x27;ll correct me about what Jesus really said only to have me point out I was talking about a different author that came before him and was doing it for non-religious reasons. Blows their minds. Instead of him, my philosophy class taught me a mix of stuff that&#x27;s practical (eg Empiricism, Skepticism) and stuff I&#x27;d have to use PCP to benefit from. Hmmm.<p>I find the Flying Man experiment interesting, too, given I&#x27;ve done <i>the same one</i>. At least the initial thoughts. I did it after I had fallen from a high place. It felt so peaceful as if I was suspended in air with a light breeze with the world moving past me. The ground interrupted the peace. Aside from <i>that</i>, I do recall introspecting on how it looked and felt from my perspective vs what actually happened. I knew there were psychological lessons or something to learn from the experience. Turns out, a Persian my philosophy class didn&#x27;t know about thought up the same thing before 1,000AD. Probably fell off a building or something, too. ;)