Sam Crane

Sam Crane is W. Van Alan Clark '41 Third Century Professor in the Social Sciences at Williams College, where he teaches contemporary Chinese politics and ancient Chinese philosophy. His most recent book is: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dao: Ancient Chinese Thought in Modern American Life.
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JINING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28: (CHINA OUT) People wearing raincoats participate in 2014 Confucius Memorial Ceremony on September 28, 2014 in Jining, Shangdong province of China. Memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th birthday anniversary of Confucius was held in Jining on Sunday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

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