Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHPC 14. Every Man for Himself: Virtue and the Body
Episode 193
Several ancient Chinese texts speak of an egoist and hedonist known as Yang Zhu: did he pose a coherent challenge to the Confucians and other ethicis…
1 year, 3 months ago
HPC 13. The Trembling Ox: Mengzi and the Compassionate Heart
Episode 192
In the Mengzi, the text that bears his name, Mengzi ("Mencius") holds that the human heart-mind is the wellspring of goodness.
1 year, 3 months ago
HPC 12. Gentlemen’s Agreement: Confucian Virtue Ethics
Episode 190
Should the remarkable parallels between Aristotelian and Confucian ethics lead us to classify Confucianism as a type of “virtue ethics”?
1 year, 4 months ago
HPC 11. Mark Csikszentmihalyi on Early Confucianism
Episode 191
In this interview, we learn how Kongzi become the pivotal sage of early Chinese history, and what new discoveries teach us about the Confucian tradit…
1 year, 5 months ago
HPC 10. We’re a Pack Animal: Individual and Society in Confucianism
Episode 189
What does the Analects say about living as a human being? How are individuals embedded in society, and how do they develop their unique identities?
1 year, 5 months ago
HPC 09. Family Values: Confucian Role Ethics
Episode 188
Confucianism puts relationships with family members at the core of their ethical thinking. Is this a strength or a weakness?
1 year, 6 months ago
HPC 08. Confucius Says: Reading the Analects
Episode 187
Lessons we can take from the teachings of Kongzi (Confucius) in the Analects: challenging authorities, adhering to “benevolence (ren),” and practicin…
1 year, 6 months ago
HPC 07. Uncrowned King: Kongzi (Confucius) and the Analects
Episode 186
An introduction to Kongzi, the founder of Confucianism, and to the text that has come to represent his thought, the Lunyu (Analects).
1 year, 7 months ago
HPC 06. Franklin Perkins on Excavated Texts
Episode 185
In this interview, we learn how newly discovered texts are changing our understanding of Warring States period philosophy.
1 year, 7 months ago
HPC 05. Going Paperless: Ancient Chinese Texts
Episode 184
What were ancient Chinese philosophical texts written on? How did writing relate to orally transmitted wisdom? How were texts read and used? And what…
1 year, 8 months ago