philosophy

  • Ode on the Red Cliff (Former)

    By Su Shi (Song Dynasty) In the autumn of the Renxu year, on the sixteenth day of the seventh month, I sailed with my guests beneath the Red Cliff. A gentle breeze blew softly; the river lay calm without a ripple. Raising my cup to toast my companions, I recited poems of the bright…

  • About The Analects

    “The Analects,” is an ancient Chinese text that is one of the most important works in Confucianism. It is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to Confucius and his disciples, compiled by his followers after his death. The book covers a wide range of topics including ethics, morality, justice, sincerity, as well as…

  • Pu Songling and Liaozhai

    Pu Songling was a Qing Dynasty scholar, storyteller, and chronicler of the uncanny, whose life embodied the frustrations of China’s educated class.

  • [Journey to the West] Dialogues between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter

    In Chapter 9 of Journey to the West, significant space is devoted to a philosophical exchange between a fisherman named Zhang Shao and a woodcutter named Li Ding.