Aug 29

Episode #252 ... Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut

Today we talk about Kurt Vonnegut’s book Slaughterhouse-Five. How war stories can distort the reality of war, how trauma can fracture our experience of time and identity, and why Billy Pilgrim becomes attracted to the strange philosophy of the Tralfamadorians. Hope you love it. : ... Show More

34m 41s

Aug 8

Episode #251 ... You Must Change Your Life, Pt. 2 - The Worlds That Make Us

Today we talk more about Peter Sloterdijk’s book You Must Change Your Life. We talk about Heidegger, the subject-object view of the world, how environments form us, symbolic immunity, modern cynicism, vertical tension, base camps, civilizations as collective immune systems, and w ... Show More

35m 25s

Jul 14

Episode #250 ... You Must Change Your Life. - Peter Sloterdijk

Today we talk about half of the book You Must Change Your Life by Peter Sloterdijk. From criticism towards views of change that he thinks are far too centered on belief and moral strength, to a reworking of how to view human beings at the level of anthropology. We talk about how ... Show More

35m 59s

Mar 2014

#14 - E. Zhou 3: Confucius Says...

This episode we chronicle the life of Master Kong A.K.A. Confucius, as well as detail his socio-political philosophies which would shape the future of China, as well as those of much of the rest of East Asia.Less fighting, more thinking, in the first of two interim episodes befor ... Show More

37m 33s

Dec 2017

Confucius

Confucius was an ancient Chinese philosopher, teacher and politician whose wisdom and teachings are still followed to this day. Despite chaos and war during his life more than 2500 years ago, Confucius promoted harmonious ideals that resonated with people for centuries to come. C ... Show More

47m 7s

Apr 2023

Ep. 314: Mengzi (Mencius) on Moral Psychology (Part One)

On the greatest early philosopher interpreting and expanding on Confucius, from ca. 350 BCE. with guest Krishnan Venkatesh of the St. John's College Eastern Classics program. We talk about the challenges of connecting ancient Chinese and Greek philosophies and explore Mencius' di ... Show More

40m 52s

Feb 2023

Confucius

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://oftenquotes.com/2022/10/08/confucius/

15s

Nov 2001

Confucius

Melvyn Bragg examines the philosophy of Confucius. In the 5th century BC a wise man called Kung Fu Tzu said, 'study the past if you would divine the future'. This powerful maxim helped form the body of ideas, which more than Buddhism, more than Daoism, more even than Communism ha ... Show More

28m 16s

Aug 2023

Upper-intermediate | SBTG: Confucius

<p>Confucius Says: Learning Mandarin is good for you. Confucius Says: You haven't lived till you've learned Chinese. Confucius Says: Stop being so lazy and get studying. The wisdom of Confucius is now available to us and our remedial Saved by the Gong class. Let's lis ... Show More

14m 52s

Apr 2023

223. English Learning and Confucius: What Can We Learn From the Great Teacher and Philosophy? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

TRY LINGODA TODAY - https://try.lingoda.com/ThinkingEnglishPod_Trial 7 DAY FREE TRIAL -- LINGODA https://try.lingoda.com/ThinkingEnglishPod_Trial Or use the code THINKINGENGLISH - https://try.lingoda.com/ThinkingEnglishPod_Trial Confucius is one of the most influ ... Show More

22m 30s

Aug 2020

August 31, 2020: Confucius, Philosopher

Today’s quote, from ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, speaks to the dangers of retribution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3m 14s

Mar 2025

#242 - The Analects by Confucius

The life of Confucius (551 - 479 BC) overlaps the life of Greek playwright Aeschylus (525 - 455 BC). Confucius makes it clear that he is a transmitter, not an originator. He’s transmitting wisdom from the past, specifically from an ancient era of perfect rulers. The Analects is a ... Show More

43m 39s

Episode #008 ... Confucianism