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Care and Spirituality

From Arnaud Plagnol, VBP Lead for France

On-line workshop in Paris – 06 June 2023 – on Care and Spirituality

In this talk, we will discuss Mozi (墨子, c. 470 BCE – c. 391 BCE), an intellectual figure during the Warring States period in ancient China. He advocated for the philosophy of Impartial Care, also referred to as Universal Love (兼愛, jian’ai), which posited that all actions should be grounded in the notion of undiscriminating care.

For the programme (in French and English) please click here

For a zoom link to the conference please email Arnaud Plagnol at: aplagnol@icloud.com

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