00:00:00 China: Introductory statement 0:28 Chapter 23 The Age of the Philosophers: One (1) 3:36:36 Three (3) The rebirth of philosophy

I have had years of delightful walks and meditations on these Durant works. What masterful oration by Alexander Adams. This is probably my favorite channel on KZfaq. China, Greece, Voltaire, I can listen to them twice a year and they never get old.

I read a few of their books on the philosophers back in my 20's. It was a great find to run across all these volumes on KZfaq. I love that these were all written far enough back to be unadulterated by contemporary culture.

Rocky C...with your books by Will Durant ,you have showered us with GOLD. THANK YOU

I am so fortunate to have these to listen to.

I was born far too late to invite Will and Ariel Durant for the best authentic chinese meal !

Will Durant was a genius without a doubt.

I don't know how I've missed you all these years,but I'm sure glad I found you now!

Bless your ❤ , Will Durant.

Thanks a million Rocky! Best quality content on youtube on this channel. We're getting a great free classical education here.

7:20:21 - nearly spot on prediction from Mr. Durant. From where he left off in his history of China, I assume this was written in the late 1930's or early 1940's & China was re-born as an industrial power 30 years or more ahead of Mr. Durant's schedule!

Thank you.

Thanks alot, such great recordings of the writings of one of the loveliest souls

Very good of you to put this up here for all of us, thank you..

I'm short with words to admire this forum Please stay connected and keep updated

Somebody once asked Confucius about the life after death,Confucius replied “First learn to live this life we will worry about the life after death”.

Gracias

30:45 - LAO TZU 45:00 - CONFUCIUS 1:03:20 - AGNOSTICISM 1:42:00 - MENCIUS 1:55:45 - CHUANG TZE

Very wise quote at the beginning…

What a pity that there are not subtitle such an extremely interesting topic. Thanks a lot.

Thank you so much ! I am listening and learning something new.

Thanks. Will check this later. Just saying thanks again RC!

Great Uploads !

ENDLESSLY FASCINATING UPLIFTING ❤❤❤BETTER THEN ANY MOVIE..for a brief moment i was walking with giants .. so many sublime people existed.. i was taught the past was horrible...now i know its the present that is a debauchery of decadence and scientific obsceneties.. this is like fresh air..🐍🐍🐍🐍🐰🐥😁🎁😎

Am enjoying these

These are interesting, thank you!

How can people dislike this?

Superb audio.

Thank you!

3:26:30 onward is about writing and really interesting.

Wow..plz upload more

25:49 He who renounces fame has no sorrow, Happy is the man who has no history.

TAO and LOGOS and GRACE.

4:48:41. How many times I've said the next sentence to myself when I go to a museum or an engineering marvel.😔 Thanks Mr. Durrant. Thanks Rocky. 🙂

25:12 5. The Pre-Confucian Philosophers 30:46 6. The Old Master 45:01 2 Confucius

Great work Rockyc. When and What's coming up next?

Thank you, Rocky, for your altruism.

36:47 Lao-tze interplay with Rousseau, Spinoza and Hegel Pg 754

How many videos are there ? Thx

Been listening to this narration of the Chinese history and damnit, "China has died many times before and everytime, shes been reborn."

It's a bit dated, particularly towards the very end; but he makes up for this with his breadth and comprehensibility. I loved notion true or otherwise that," Rome fell because China built a wall."

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hello, can i know whether you are reading books in your videos or are these your work?

What we are told, Konfuzius (48:03) said about pupils - only the wisest and stupidest are beyond benefit from instruction - is very similar to what we were told Kant thought about how he should go about teaching. And i never saw both of them at the same time, in the same roome so...... might the moon just be the suns backside!?

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Hey Rocky, found one long enough for sleep.

Hey rocky do you have the files of the whole series available for download somewhere? I’ve bought the whole collection and it’s nice to have the audiobook on low volume so to set a pace for my reading

Hey Rocky C, what is the most profound thought that has popped into your mind from reading all these great texts over the years?

Hey thanks for the great content man but could you organize this into playlists according to the volumes of the story of civilization? Would be really appreciated

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Thanks for the upload

Is there a way to get the mp3 files of these

what book is this from?

25:15 - Pre-Confucian Philosophy 45:00 - Confucius 1:31:45 - Mo Ti?

03:43:41 "Good and bad are prejudices terms applied to things according to their advantage or injury to one's self or mankind nature itself, he taught, is beyond good and evil and ignores our egoistic terminology -- a pupil reports, or invents, a dialogue which might have been entitled "Jenseits von Gut und Böse" a little later he said, "this view of good and evil has its souce in the body and is probably mistaken" i was not able to comprehend the teacher said: "the purpose of heaven in bringing forth, is even as in the instance of flowers and grass in what way does it distinguish between good and evil? if you, my disciple, take delight in seeing the flowers then you will consider flowers good and grass bad if you desire to use the grass, you will in turn consider the grass good. this type of good and evil has its source in the likes and dislikes of your mind therefore i know that you are mistaken" i said, in that case there is neither good nor evil is there? the teacher said: "the tranquility resulting from the dominance of natural law is a state in which no discrimination is made between good and evil while the stirring of the passion nature is a state in which both good and evil are present if there are no stirrings of the passion nature, there is neither good nor evil and this is what is called the highest good" i said, in that case good and evil are not at all present in things? he said: "they are only in your mind"

Unfortunatly the speakers voice is not clear enough at times to understand his words,this is so frustrating when one is glued to absorbing the imformation.I hesitate to reconsider the misunderstood words which makes me lose the following text spoken. Excellent though it is I wish they could select a voice with less Bass Drone and more treble tone to it. Best wishes all. OH! yes thankyou for the download Rocky,much appreciated.

What book in Durant's series is this reading based on?

Confucius appeared around 0:45.

1:30:44 Post Confucian philosophers.

3:24

The Story of Civilzation: Book III - Our Oriental Heritage. The Far East - China pg.636-825. (Japan follows pg.826)

Chickity China the Chinese chicken 🐔 have a drum stick and the brain starts ticking

Oops! LAOTSE. not Kung Fu Tse. Me bad.

Can you do one on Nikola Tesla?

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Loathsomely sped up&high voice due to speeding up. sux

39:39 yes christ is everlasting love so is true wisdom🎁

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1:22:00 Confucius as socialist

40:13 😅is funny bc it's true

Covid-19

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Is that a real narration voice? Sounds like that text to voice robotic thing.. ugh, either way, it's not easy to listen to. Slow the playback down bit.

Durant couldn't know that CPR recognize authority of Kung's "ethics". But he definitely knew and ignored Kung's teaching "the Government that can convince the people that a lie is true, is the right government." He was a pragmatist, just like all the controllers of CP, capitalist and feudal polities. Except the Calvinists (who Durant abhors).

3:11:42 - Eight - The Stage

3:04:12 - The most respectable for of literature in China is history 3:09:31 - Still, the people are slow of perception & easily beguiled 3:10:55 - In a conflict between superstition & philosophy, on may safely wager on the victory of superstition for the world widely prefers Happiness to Wisdom

When the East talks about serving under heaven, its almost the same metaphor as to follow the laws and commandments of God. They both designate a set of natural laws that if followed can bring forth the divine traits of every human being.

I wonder what durant thought about the US nuking china in WW2.

I hate that helium sucking audio.

This reading is much too fast!

sped up....not good

sped up. awful

2:35:41 - Four - The Banished Angel, an anecdote of Li Bai (Li Po) www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/li-po 2:53:02 - Six - Tu Fu www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/tu-fu 2:54:21 - ... For a long time I have lived in a cage. Now I have returned. One must return to fulfill one's nature. 2:54:33 -

Somebody once asked Confucius about the life after death,Confucius replied “First learn to live this life we will worry about the life after death”.