The Long, Obscure History of Cultural Flows Between China and The West | Danube Culture

03/09/2025 50 min

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Episode Synopsis

China and the West have known each other for longer than we commonly admit. For most of that time, a small cognoscenti have taken each other's ideas and run with them, in mutual admiration.In this episode of Danube Culture, Philip Pilkington and David Dusenberry look over their recent lectures and seminars on the topic, up to an essay they co-authored entitled: 'The Western Roots of China and the Chinese Roots of the West.' from Confucianism, travelling to Europe, to the power of Marxism in Chinese ideas in China.

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