Bryan W. Van Norden
@bryanvannorden.bsky.social
Leading expert on Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism
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Check out this excellent docu on Lao Zi founder of Taoism (or maybe that was the Yellow Emperor?) by @bryanvannorden.bsky.social
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Wisdom of China: Laozi
YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden
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August 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Check out this excellent docu on Lao Zi founder of Taoism (or maybe that was the Yellow Emperor?) by @bryanvannorden.bsky.social
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
Just a reminder that the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is available for free on YouTube, in case you want to assign or recommend it in your classes this upcoming semester!
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
Wisdom of China: Laozi
YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden
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August 24, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Just a reminder that the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is available for free on YouTube, in case you want to assign or recommend it in your classes this upcoming semester!
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
Scrying Is More Common than You Thought, by @BryanVanNorden
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Scrying Is More Common than You Thought
And, no, I don’t mean scream-crying.
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August 19, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Scrying Is More Common than You Thought, by @BryanVanNorden
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I was not involved in this hand at RW Catskills, but hands were JJ, QQ, KK, AA, with two all-ins preflop, and two more all-ins on the turn. AA won a small side pot, and KK took the main pot for a near triple-up. 😮
April 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I was not involved in this hand at RW Catskills, but hands were JJ, QQ, KK, AA, with two all-ins preflop, and two more all-ins on the turn. AA won a small side pot, and KK took the main pot for a near triple-up. 😮
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Coming up in a few hours on #HoPWaG: Karyn and I speak to Bryan Van Norden, one of the most prominent and eloquent interpreters of Chinese philosophy!
We ask him, among other things, how should we convince skeptics to make the effort to investigate non-European philosophical traditions?
We ask him, among other things, how should we convince skeptics to make the effort to investigate non-European philosophical traditions?
March 29, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Coming up in a few hours on #HoPWaG: Karyn and I speak to Bryan Van Norden, one of the most prominent and eloquent interpreters of Chinese philosophy!
We ask him, among other things, how should we convince skeptics to make the effort to investigate non-European philosophical traditions?
We ask him, among other things, how should we convince skeptics to make the effort to investigate non-European philosophical traditions?
To celebrate reaching fifty episodes in this series, Karyn Lai and Peter Adamson of the @histphilosophy.bsky.social podcast chat with a leading scholar of Chinese philosophy, Bryan W. Van Norden about Confucianism, Mohism, and Daoism.
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50. Bryan Van Norden on Warring States Philosophy | History of Philosophy without any gaps
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March 29, 2026 at 7:12 AM
To celebrate reaching fifty episodes in this series, Karyn Lai and Peter Adamson of the @histphilosophy.bsky.social podcast chat with a leading scholar of Chinese philosophy, Bryan W. Van Norden about Confucianism, Mohism, and Daoism.
www.historyofphilosophy.net/warring-stat...
www.historyofphilosophy.net/warring-stat...
Played $1/$3 NLHE poker at Resorts World Catskills tonight. In for $600, out for $1198.
March 8, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Played $1/$3 NLHE poker at Resorts World Catskills tonight. In for $600, out for $1198.
Played $1/$3 NLHE poker last night at @RWCatskills. In for $507, out for $820. Took a brief break for dumpling soup with udon noodles at Good Friends Market.
February 28, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Played $1/$3 NLHE poker last night at @RWCatskills. In for $507, out for $820. Took a brief break for dumpling soup with udon noodles at Good Friends Market.
I went to the poker room at Resorts World Catskills on Friday. Played $1/$3 NLHE. Bought in for $302, cashed out for $1207. 😎 My dog Diego was, once again, fascinated by my hand histories.
February 21, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I went to the poker room at Resorts World Catskills on Friday. Played $1/$3 NLHE. Bought in for $302, cashed out for $1207. 😎 My dog Diego was, once again, fascinated by my hand histories.
Love the new poker room at Resorts World Catskills, and not just because last night I bought in for $311 and cashed out for $812. My dog Diego was very interested in my poker stories.
February 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Love the new poker room at Resorts World Catskills, and not just because last night I bought in for $311 and cashed out for $812. My dog Diego was very interested in my poker stories.
For fans of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
February 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
For fans of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
Every accusation is a confession with them.
February 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Every accusation is a confession with them.
Currently reading this. It was rushed into print because Giuffre's book was coming out, so there are lots of formatting errors, like footnotes in the middle of a page, and what should be block quotes set as ordinary text. But the content is interesting. 1/
January 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Currently reading this. It was rushed into print because Giuffre's book was coming out, so there are lots of formatting errors, like footnotes in the middle of a page, and what should be block quotes set as ordinary text. But the content is interesting. 1/
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“A coup is happening in the United States.”
Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government.
Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government.
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
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January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“A coup is happening in the United States.”
Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government.
Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government.
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There are caves, and then there are caves that go darker
What's one difference between the US and China? You can teach Plato in China.
January 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
There are caves, and then there are caves that go darker
What's one difference between the US and China? You can teach Plato in China.
January 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
What's one difference between the US and China? You can teach Plato in China.
I applied for a position in the Trump administration. This is my headshot.
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I applied for a position in the Trump administration. This is my headshot.
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People were sucking up to Trump so much, he had to take 4 naps during his cabinet meeting
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
People were sucking up to Trump so much, he had to take 4 naps during his cabinet meeting
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It feels so on the nose that Stephen Miller is such an obviously creepy loser and he also has this politics. The least subtle morality play about racists basically entirely accurately characterises the sorta people they are.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It feels so on the nose that Stephen Miller is such an obviously creepy loser and he also has this politics. The least subtle morality play about racists basically entirely accurately characterises the sorta people they are.
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The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it.
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
Wisdom of China: Laozi
YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it.
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
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Here’s a good introduction to Daoism with some fun contemporary applications. Great work from @bryanvannorden.bsky.social
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI
Wisdom of China: Laozi
YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Here’s a good introduction to Daoism with some fun contemporary applications. Great work from @bryanvannorden.bsky.social
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI
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I really enjoyed this video about Laozi youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?... made by @bryanvannorden.bsky.social Looking forward to the rest of the series
Wisdom of China: Laozi
YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I really enjoyed this video about Laozi youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?... made by @bryanvannorden.bsky.social Looking forward to the rest of the series