Episode 30: Confucianism and Reverential Reading
About this episode
This episode explores Zhu Xi's concept of reverential reading and its implications for personal transformation and objectivity in reading.
In this episode, we explore Zhu Xi’s striking account of how to read philosophical and other important texts with what he calls “reverential attention.” Blending close reading with reflections on learning, character, and distraction in modern life, we discuss how Zhu Xi tries to make reading simultaneously transformative and objective. The discussion raises a fascinating puzzle at the heart of Zhu’s approach: how can we personalize our reading so that it shapes us, while also preventing our o...
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