The Great Learning
Commentary 10: others’ positions and allocation
Discusses considering others’ positions, preferences, virtue and resources and the selection of people in wider governance.
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所謂平天下在治其國者：上老老而民興孝，上長長而民興弟，上恤孤而民不倍。是以君子有絜矩之道也。所惡於上，毋以使下。所惡於下，毋以事上。所惡於前，毋以先後。所惡於後，毋以從前。所惡於右…Zhu Xi’s Great Learning chapters · Commentary 10: others’ positions and allocation ↗The summary is editorial. Follow the source link to read the original text.
Modern interpretation
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Business application
Do not pass troublesome demands unchanged to others; clarify each owner’s burden, required resources and authority.
- Choose one relevant case and record its objective, available resources, verified facts and unknowns.
- Compare options using this chapter’s perspective; choose a limited trial, owner, deadline and a measure to assess the result.
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- A comparison using commentary 10: others’ positions and allocation, with conditions for acting or declining.
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How does this chapter’s perspective change the selected option or priority, and what further evidence could change the decision?
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