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

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Power of Reason in the Taoist Tradition

There's something about Menschus that is, in a way, universalist and appeals to something that transcends the power hierarchy. So with Menschus, the transcendent principles have to do certain moral roots that are not purely accessible by reason. You have to be able to be moved by another person. That's the primary ethical foundation.

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