Reading the Dao
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Reading the Dao

A Thematic Inquiry

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Reading the Dao

A Thematic Inquiry

About this book

The Dao De Jing represents one of the most important works of Chinese philosophy, in which the author, Lao Zi (c. 580-500 BC), lays the foundations of Taoism. Composed of 81 short sections, the text itself is written in a poetic style that is ambiguous and challenging for the modern reader. Yet while its meaning may be obscure, the text displays the originality of Lao Zi's wisdom and remains a hugely influential work to this day. In Reading the Dao: A Thematic Inquiry, Wang Keping offers a clear and accessible guide to this hugely important text. Wang's thematic approach opens up key elements of the Dao De Jing in a way that highlights and clarifies the central arguments for the modern reader. Presenting comprehensive textual analysis of key passages and a useful survey of recent Taoist scholarship, the book provides the reader with an insight into the origins of Taoist philosophy. This is the ideal companion to the study of this classic Taoist text.

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Information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9781441196514
eBook ISBN
9781441196644
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Preface
  4. Reference key
  5. 1 The Essence of the Dao
  6. 2 The Features of the Dao
  7. 3 The Movement of the Dao
  8. 4 The Dao and the Myriad Things
  9. 5 The Dao of Heaven and the Dao of Human
  10. 6 From the Dao into the De
  11. 7 The Qualities of the De
  12. 8 On Have-substance and Have-no-substance
  13. 9 On Take-action and Take-no-action
  14. 10 On Pleasure-Snobbery and Acquisitiveness
  15. 11 On the Hard and the Soft
  16. 12 On the Beautiful and the Ugly
  17. 13 On Beauty, Truth, and Goodness
  18. 14 On Modesty and Retreat
  19. 15 On Knowledge and Wisdom
  20. 16 On Fortune and Misfortune
  21. 17 On Life and Death
  22. 18 On the Merits of Contentment
  23. 19 On the Possibilities of Achievement
  24. 20 On the Art of Leadership
  25. 21 On Warfare
  26. 22 On Peace
  27. 23 On Returning to Antiquity
  28. 24 On the Ideal Society
  29. 25 The Attitude to the Dao and the De
  30. 26 The Experience of the Dao and the De
  31. 27 The Praxis of the Dao and the De
  32. 28 The Attainment of the Dao and the De
  33. Appendix: The Dao De Jing of Laozi
  34. References
  35. Index