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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2025 · 32 MIN

Peng Yin, Persisting in the Good

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In this episode Peng Yin discusses his new book, Persisting in the Good: Thomas Aquinas and early Chinese Ethics, with Chloë Starr. They talk about moral development and what it means to be good in the thinking Mencius, Xunzi and Laozi—and how these interact with Aquinas’ thought, as well as historic European readings of Chinese philosophy.

In this episode Peng Yin discusses his new book, Persisting in the Good: Thomas Aquinas and early Chinese Ethics, with Chloë Starr. They talk about moral development and what it means to be good in the thinking Mencius, Xunzi and Laozi—and how these interact with Aquinas’ thought, as well as historic European readings of Chinese philosophy.

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