Classical Chinese Philosophy: A Brief Introduction

Throughout this video, I survey a number of thinkers from Classical Chinese philosophy including: Kongzi’s revivalism and virtue ethics, Mozi’s consequentialism and impartial caring, Yang Zhu’s ethical egoism, Mengzi’s Confucianism, The School of Name’s paradoxical argumentation, the Daodejing’s mysticism, the Zhuangzi’s relativism and skepticism, Xunzi’s Confucianism, and Han Feizi’s legalism. In doing so, I intend only to lay the foundations for further study of an all to understudied area of philosophy.

Music:
Kerusu - Remembrance
   • Kerusu - Remembrance  

Timestamps:
00:00 || Introduction
01:41 || Kongzi (Confucius)
04:36 || Mozi
06:41 || Yangzi (Yang Zhu)
08:48 || Mengzi (Mencius)
11:06 || School of Names (Huizi and Gongsun Long)
12:45 || The Daodejing (Laozi)
15:31 || The Zhuangzi
18:10 || Xunzi
20:02 || Han Feizi
22:28 || Conclusion

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Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter. “Consequentialism.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 June 2019, plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism/.