Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. On books 2, 4, and 6 of the collected teachings of the greatest early interpreter of Confucian thought, from the late 4th century BCE. The full foursome are joined by Krishnan Venkatesh of the St. John's College Eastern Classics program. Since this will be the first installment of two full Continue Reading …
The Ethics of Heroic Bloodshed
John Woo is synonymous with Hollywood blockbuster action films, or what in Hong Kong was referred to as the Heroic Bloodshed genre: tempestuous plots, explosive action scenes, and shootouts that often end with two empty guns. No one will argue with that. But is John Woo really that simple? Anyone reading this has probably already anticipated the obvious “no” that follows my Continue Reading …