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Eastern Philosophy

Explore the major traditions of Asian thought—from Indian and Chinese classics to Buddhist, Daoist, and Zen insights—building from core concepts to sophisticated ethical and metaphysical debates.

16 articles

1
Eastern Philosophy: The Map, the Classics, and the Questions That Haunt Us
3 min read
2
Words That Do Things: Dharma, Karma, Dao, and the Logic of Practice
3 min read
3
THE YOU BEHIND YOU: ātman, brahman, and the Freedom of Insight
3 min read
4
Indian Darśanas: Six Lenses for Seeing Reality
3 min read
5
The Four Noble Truths: Buddhism’s Elegant Diagnostic
3 min read
6
The Noble Eightfold Path: A Three-Lane Road to Freedom
3 min read
7
Who Are You Without a Soul? Anattā and the Five Aggregates
3 min read
8
Emptiness Without the Void: Śūnyatā and the Middle Way
3 min read
9
CONFUCIUS’S RECIPE FOR A GOOD LIFE: REN, LI, AND THE JUNZI
3 min read
10
Are We Born Good? Mencius vs. Xunzi on Human Nature
3 min read
11
GOING WITH THE GRAIN: Dao, Wu Wei, and the Art of Not Forcing
3 min read
12
Love Everyone, Control Everyone: Mohism and Legalism vs. Confucian Rule
3 min read
13
CHAN/Zen: The Shortcut That Isn’t a Shortcut
3 min read
14
WHEN LOGIC BLINKS: Koans, Paradox, and Nondual Talk in Zen
3 min read
15
Who Are You, If Everything Changes? Self, Flux, and Harmony in Eastern Thought
3 min read
16
The Calm Edge: Eastern Ethics for Attention and Leadership
3 min read

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