Confucius

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Melvyn Bragg examines the philosophy of Confucius. In the 5th century BC a wise man called Kung Fu Tzu said, 'study the past if you would divine the future'. This powerful maxim helped form the body of ideas, which more than Buddhism, more than Daoism, more even than Communism ha ...  Show more

On this episode of the podcast, we learn about Confucius, a man whose ideas impacted China and eastern philosophy for thousands of years after his death. We find out how Confucius went from being the poor, friendless son of an ancient Chinese 'Teen Mom' to becoming one of the mos ...  Show more

How's your Confucianism? If the answer is "a little rusty", then you're not alone. Confucianism and Chinese philosophy are niche subjects in Australia, even among students of Chinese background. 

曾子说：“吾日三省吾身，為人謀而不忠乎？與朋友交而不信乎？傳不習乎？”如果你喜欢中国的成语或俗语，那你得知道，这些成语、俗语有许多来自孔子、孟子及庄子的话，换句话说，是从中国古代思想来的。这一课我们要带大家从儒家思想家的话里，更加认识中国人对个人生命价值的看法 Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2852