Michael Puett

About The Author

Michael Puett is the Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and Chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University. He is the recipient of a Harvard College Professorship for excellence in undergraduate teaching and is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science.

Books by Michael Puett

The Path

What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life

By Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh

For the first time, an award-winning Harvard professor shares his wildly popular course on classical Chinese philosophy, showing you how ancient ideas—like the fallacy of the authentic self—can guide you on the path to a good life today.

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Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi

Selected Passages from the Chinese Philosophers in The Path

Translated by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh

An ebook companion to The Path by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh that puts together a broad selection of translated excerpts from the ancient works of Chinese philosophy discussed in the book.