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Freud in Beijing
I've been thinking about Evan Osnos's great piece in The New Yorker last week (sub. required) about the emergence of Freudian talk therapy in China. Of course, it is important to keep in mind that only a very small group… Continue reading
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Many Chinas
Just a quick shout out to Kate Merkel-Hess and Jeffrey Wasserstom (of China Beat fame) for their nice little piece in Time Magazine, "The Many Chinas." Much more could be said of cultural and sociological and philosophical pluralism in China,… Continue reading
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Confucius in Beijing
Manyul posted this first, but let me add my own thoughts to the news that a new statue of Confucius just went up on Tiananmen Square: A bronze statue of Confucius has been unveiled near the Tian'anmen Square in central… Continue reading
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Amy Chua is a Legalist Mother
Amy Chua's now infamous piece, "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior," has already garnered significant blog reaction. Perhaps most poignant is this comment by Christina Lu at Quora: Drawing from personal experience, the reason why I don't feel this works is… Continue reading
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The Dao of Snowflakes
Long time no blog… Holiday distractions, and then a flurry of work, has kept me away for awhile. But now some time has opened up… First, a brief account of the holiday diversions. Christmas at home with family but then… Continue reading
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Merry Daoist Christmas
…And in honor of the day, here is my annual reflection: I have blogged on a Taoist view, or my Taoist view, of Thanksgiving. But what about Christmas? What would a Taoist make of that? First, and most… Continue reading
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The Return of the Light
Happy Winter Solstice! Instead of reposting my annual reflection on our fear of the dark (which can be found here), I thought it might be better to throw the Yi Jing (I Ching), which I have not done for some… Continue reading
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Sudo Genki in NYC
I have been a bit remiss keeping up with my favorite MMA-fighter-turned-J-pop-star, Sudo Genki. Turns out the day after my last post about him, back in September, a finely produced video of he and his fellows doing their thing in… Continue reading
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This just in: Confucius wins!
I discovered Google Books Ngram just now, which allows searches of the Google Books data base of volumes going back to 1800. So, I plugged in "Confucianism," "Taoism" (and "Daoism" to capture transliteration changes), and "Legalism" to see which gets… Continue reading
The Useless Tree 