
Ep. 314: Mengzi (Mencius) on Moral Psychology (Part Two)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Human Concept of Taste
In the years of abundance, most young people have the wherewithal to be good. Well, in years of adversity, most of them become violent. It's not a matter of difference in the native capacity sent down by heaven, but rather what overwhelms their mind. When it comes to sounds, everyone in the world takes music, Master Kwang is the standard. Because the ears of everyone are similar. That seems such a provincial, free reflective take on tastes. The last sentence kind of puts the lie to that. Thus, order and rightness please our minds in the same way that meat pleases our mouths.
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