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  • Sean Carroll's Mindscape Edward Slingerland on Confucianism, Daoism, and Wu Wei (Season 1, Episode 160)
  • Podcast Episode | 73 min | Talk-Show

Sean Carroll's Mindscape

Edward Slingerland on Confucianism, Daoism, and Wu Wei (Season 1, Episode 160)
Podcast Episode | 73 min | Talk-Show
Plato and Aristotle founded much of what we think of as Western philosophy during the fourth and fifth centuries BCE. Interestingly, that historical period also witnessed the foundation of some of the major schools of Chinese philosophy, ...See morePlato and Aristotle founded much of what we think of as Western philosophy during the fourth and fifth centuries BCE. Interestingly, that historical period also witnessed the foundation of some of the major schools of Chinese philosophy, especially Confucianism and Daoism. This is a long-overdue discussion of ancient Chinese ideas, featuring philosopher and religious-studies scholar Edward Slingerland. We talk about the relationship between these two schools of thought, and their differences and similarities with Western philosophy. One of the biggest ideas is wu wei, or "effortless action" - the way that true mastery consists of doing things without too much conscious control. Today we would call it "flow" or "being in the zone," but the idea stretches back quite a ways. See less
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Sean Carroll
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Earth to Echo (2014)
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Edward Slingerland
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
The Next Big Idea (I) (2019)
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