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

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Importance of Internal Motivation in Social Construction

Respect like humaneness is actually internal of this sort Whereas just obeying the custom like well the custom is externally imposed. In other words, yes, it's situational but that doesn't mean we're just tabular rosism which the situational and prince itself hooks into our Natural feelings and in something that's internal. The best rulers will cultivate benevolent action with respect to their people Their ruling and be concerned with their Flourishing because that is tying into the way in which human beings are I think that he would go so far as to say that.

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