The Confucian Podcast

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An exploration of Confucian thought.

Episodes

  1. 09/17/2020

    Episode 8 - Don't Bury Your Children Alive

    Confucianism is linked to filial piety, though not as closely as is often assumed. Yet, a key passage from the Analects shows the relationship between respect for parents and the social order.

    30 min

  2. 09/13/2020

    Episode 7 - Funerals, Parties, and the Zhou Ritual System

    Confucius advocated the ritualized social order developed by the Zhou Dynasty. This episode explores how that system worked and makes the connection to Benevolence and ranked systems of status in contemporary American social life.

    33 min

  3. 08/23/2020

    Episode 6 - Emile Durkheim and the Western Social Science of Ritual

    Comparison of the Chinese concept of li and Western social scientists' work on ritual allows insights into what Confucius was up to.

    28 min

  4. 08/22/2020

    Episode 5 - Dogs and Quail

    Continuing the exploration of ritual, this episode begins to make connections to Western social science theory.

    25 min

  5. 07/12/2020

    Episode 4 - Exploring the Confucian Concept of Ritual

    Whereas in Western theory, ritual is usually treated as an afterthought, Ruists appreciated the importance of ritual for social functioning. This episode makes the case that the connection between ritual and benevolence is basic to Confucian thought.

    30 min

  6. 06/20/2020

    Episode 3 - Power

    A critical examination of Confucian conceptions of power

    26 min

  7. 06/20/2020

    Episode 2 - Leaving the Last Cookie

    Confucianism and 'learning to be human,' with reference to contemporary discourses on the self and behavioral impulses

    25 min

  8. 06/20/2020

    Episode 1 - Introduction

    Confucianism, the basics.

    19 min
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An exploration of Confucian thought.

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  • Creator
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  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
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