Ep. 315: Mengzi (Mencius) on Virtuous Leaders (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer

Philosophy, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Continuing from ep. 314, we go further into the collected teachings of this early Confucian (aka Ruhist) from the late 4th century BCE. What's the best way to be a virtuous person and hence an effective leader?

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0:00.0	You're listening to the partially examined life, a podcast by some guys who at one point
0:11.9	said on doing a philosophy for living, but then thought better of it.
0:15.6	And then ended up doing it.
0:17.4	Our questions for episode 315 are something like, what's the best way to behave and to rule?
0:24.4	We're continuing to look at the Confucian Floss for a Mentionous aka Mung-Zu from the
0:28.9	late 4th century BCE.
0:31.0	For more information, please see partially examinedlife.com.
0:34.4	This is Mark Linsomire with just enough talent to be put to death in Madison, Wisconsin.
0:40.6	This is Seth Paskin.
0:42.4	Desiring what I do not...
0:44.2	Dis...
0:45.2	Wait.
0:46.2	This is Seth Paskin.
0:47.2	Desiring what I do not know not to desire...
0:49.2	Wait.
0:50.2	This is Seth Paskin.
0:53.4	Desiring what my intuitions tell me I should not desire in Austin, Texas.
0:57.6	This is Wes Aungwan taking the responsibility for the heavy weight of the world in Cambridge,
1:03.1	Massachusetts.
1:04.1	This is Dylan Casey, contemplating water falling down the side of a mountain in Madison,
1:11.2	Wisconsin.
1:12.2	Are there mountains in Madison?
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