RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Cummings Neville, RobertYR 2020 T1 Wisdom in Chinese Confucian Philosophy JF Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte, VO 112 IS 3 SP 341 OP 356 DO https://doi.org/10.5117/ANTW2020.3.007.CUMM PB Amsterdam University Press, SN 2352-1244, AB Abstract This article introduces the Chinese conception of wisdom by a focus mainly on the famous discussion in Mencius. It emphasizes that everything is a change, that changes toward wisdom are natural (or in the case of Xunzi, humane), and that people are always changing toward or away from what is wise. In contrast to much Western thought, wisdom is a response to external things, not to an internal marker. Moreover, it is nearly always a commentary on conjoint actions as in a game, or ritual. The essay continues some strands of Chinese thinking about wisdom through Xunzi and up to Zhu Xi. My position as a Westerner is commented on at the end., UL https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/ANTW2020.3.007.CUMM