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In this episode, I share a short clip from my conversation with Stephen Angle, the author of Growing Moral: A Confucian Guide to Life. The full conversation will release next week on In Search of Wisdom.

In Growing Moral, Angle quotes the Confucian philosopher Mengzi, “Suppose someone suddenly saw a child about to fall into a well. Anyone in such a situation would have a feeling of alarm and commiseration — not because they sought to get in good with the child’s parents, not because they wanted a good reputation among their neighbors and friends, and not because they dislike the sounds of a child’s cries.” […]

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