Tag: Confucius

Bonus: Excerpts From Chinese Philosophy

August 31, 2020 justin-david-hebert Comments Off

Season 2, Episode 11: BONUS – Excerpts from Chinese Philosophy

Analects of Confucius (Kong Fuzi)

The Tao te Ching

Special thanks to Professor Anne Kinney for giving permission to use her translation of the Han Feizi.

The Mandate of Heaven, Part 1

August 6, 2020 justin-david-hebert Comments Off

A jade ornament of a plumed bird dating to around 1200 BCE, near the end of Shang Dynasty rule. Source: Vassil / CC0

A Map of the approximate territory claimed by the Zhou Dynasty. Note the general proximity to the Korean Peninsula. Source: Territories_of_Dynasties_in_China.gif: Ian Kiu / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

A map of the Zhou states around the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period. Source: SY / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

A Temple of Confucius in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, originally built in 1684 CE, reconstructed in 1976 CE. Though many temples and statues are dedicated to the person of Kong-fuzi, none were built in his lifetime. Source: Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas