HPC 16. To Become or Not to Become: the Confucians on Our Moral Natures

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  HPC 29. Ghost Writers: the Mohists on Religion

  04/05/2025

  18:31

  Did Mozi tell people that ghosts exist and that we can change our fate because he thought these things are true, or because it would be beneficial for people to believe them?
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  HPC 28. Ting Mien Lee on Mohism and Confucianism

  20/04/2025

  29:55

  An interview on the contrasting views of Mohists and Confucians on ethical duties and warfare.
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  HPC 27. Give Peace a Chance: the Mohists on War and Politics

  06/04/2025

  19:13

  How the Mohist principle of “inclusive care” leads to political order and (mostly) forbids the fighting of wars.
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  HPC 26. Culture Wars: Mohist and Confucian Debates

  23/03/2025

  18:38

  Disagreements between the Mohists and the Confucians: is seeking benefits the right way to approach life? What motivates us to act morally, care for our loved ones or a doctrine of impartiality?
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  HPC 25. Benefit, Then Stop: Mohism and Impartial Care

  09/03/2025

  20:34

  How did the Mohists establish their consequentialist ethic of “impartial care (jian ’ai)”? Was this theory ultimately grounded in the will of Heaven?
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  HPC 24. Measuring Up: Mohist philosophy

  23/02/2025

  20:19

  An introduction to the Mozi, the founding text of an anti-elitist school of thought that tests social and political practices by the measure of “benefit.”
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  HPC 23. Amy Olberding on Confucian Ethics

  09/02/2025

  35:24

  In our final episode on classical Confucianism, our interview guest tells us about the surprising moral depth of the concept of "etiquette"
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  HPC 22. Inside Job: Women in Confucianism

  26/01/2025

  18:18

  Can classical Confucianism be redeemed from its reputation for rigidly hierarchical thinking when it comes to the relationship between men and women?
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  HPC 21. Sor-Hoon Tan on Confucian Democracy

  12/01/2025

  38:34

  Can classical Confucian ideas be adapted to produce a theory of democracy fit for today's world?
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  HPC 20. Heaven Can Wait: Ritual and Religion in Confucianism

  29/12/2024

  19:38

  Were Confucian ideas about Heaven, ritual, and fate driven by a religious attitude, or a naturalistic one?