when did confucius live
In Confucianism. Confucius is the name given to an ancient Chinese philosopher who we think lived between 551 BC and 479 BC. His philosophy became very popular in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD â¦ 220), when his thoughts were developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism.riginally Confucianism could have been described as an ethical and  philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese  philosopher Confucius who lived betwee â¦ n 551-479 BCE. Later  developments took confucianism into metaphysical and cosmological  areas of understanding.