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Rationally Speaking #223 - Chris Fraser on "The Mohists, ancient China's philosopher warriors"
Rationally Speaking #223 - Chris Fraser on "The Mohists, ancient China's philosopher warriors"
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2018
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Podcast episode
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Not enough people know about the Mohists, a strikingly modern group of Chinese philosophers active in 479-221 BCE. This episode features Chris Fraser, expert on Mohism and professor of philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. Chris and Julia discuss how the Mohists put their philosophy into practice and got Chinese leaders to hold off on starting wars; how their philosophy was similar to and different from modern consequentialism; why their movement died out, and what modern groups like Effective Altruists can learn from their story.
Released:
Dec 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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