Episode 159: Confucius on Virtuous Conduct (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast · Mark Linsenmayer
February 27, 201752m 3s
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Show Notes
On the Analects, compiled after 479 BCE. How should we act? What's the relation between ethics and politics? Can a bunch of aphorisms written in the distant past for an unapologetically hierarchical culture emphasizing traditional rituals actually give us relevant, welcome advice on these matters? Are we even in a position to determine the meaning of these sayings? With guest Tzuchien Tho.