Chinese Philosophy and Its Thinkers: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, ed. Dawid Rogacz & Selusi Ambrogio, 2024
Defining the Bronze Age: Sources and Limitations
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Oracle-Bone Inscriptions: Fallibility and Interpretation
“The Deity’s Command” and “Heaven’s Mandate”
Looking for Philosophy in the Documents
The End of the Bronze Age and the Rise of Doubt
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Videos by Paul R Goldin
The Chinese philosophical text Laozi, also known as the Tao Te Ching, has inspired and intrigued readers for more than two millennia. What is the Dao, typically translated as the Way? What does the text say about how we should behave, what we should value, what traditional ways of thinking we should reconsider or reject? Paul Goldin explains and interprets the text.
https://kpfa.org/episode/against-the-grain-june-21-2021/
Paul Goldin's book The Art of Chinese Philosophy: Eight Classical Texts and How to Read Them (Princeton UP, 2020) provides an unmatched introduction to eight of the most important works of classical Chinese philosophy--the Analects of Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Sunzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi. Combining accessibility with the latest scholarship, Paul Goldin, one of the world's leading authorities on the history of Chinese philosophy, places these works in rich context as he explains the origin and meaning of their compelling ideas.
https://newbooksnetwork.com/the-art-of-chinese-philosophy
How did the people of Ancient China think about sex? From sexual vampirism to unrealistic representations of courtesan culture, from wife lending to avoiding *ahem* finishing: in this episode Kate and Paul R. Goldin from the University of Pennsylvania delve into the beds and sexual beliefs of Ancient China.
Papers by Paul R Goldin
The press recommends this citation format:
Goldin, Paul R.. "The Etyma of Xunzi’s Philosophical Keywords" In Works of Philosophy and Their Reception. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2026. https://www.degruyterbrill.com/database/WPR/entry/wpr.33802030/html.
It is a digital publication.
Oracle-Bone Inscriptions: Fallibility and Interpretation
“The Deity’s Command” and “Heaven’s Mandate”
Looking for Philosophy in the Documents
The End of the Bronze Age and the Rise of Doubt
book Lu Jia’s New Discourses: A Political Manifesto from the Early Han Dynasty.