• Episode 5: Cultivation and the Autobiography of Confucius

  • Jun 2 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Episode 5: Cultivation and the Autobiography of Confucius

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  • In this episode we discuss Confucius's autobiography as found in Analects 2.4, one of the most famous passages in the Analects and a rich resource for reflection on the process of moral self-cultivation. Among the many topics we explore: what Confucius meant by being "free of doubts" and "understanding Heaven's Mandate," and the relationship between practicing and understanding the Confucian Way. We discuss how traditional commentaries and commentators have interpreted some of the most interesting and disputed lines, and puzzle over the philosophical concept of 'wholeheartedness.'

    We primarily use Edward Slingerland's Hackett translation of the Analects for our conversation.

    For our next episode we will be inviting Tao JIANG as our guest to discuss partialism and impartialism in classical Chinese philosophy.

    Want to continue the discussion? Need links to some of the sources mentioned? Go to the support page for this episode on Warp, Weft, and Way.

    We thank Lena Li (LI La 李拉 ) for her expert editing and sound engineering. We also thank the blog Warp, Weft & Way for hosting the discussion for this episode.

    Co-hosts:
    Richard Kim's website
    Justin Tiwald's website
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