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Reading the Dao : a Thematic Inquiry.

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 whil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wang, Keping
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Reference key; 1 The Essence of the Dao; 2 The Features of the Dao; 3 The Movement of the Dao; 4 The Dao and the Myriad Things; 5 The Dao of Heaven and the Dao of Human; 6 From the Dao into the De; 7 The Qualities of the De; 8 On Have-substance and Have-no-substance; 9 On Take-action and Take-no-action; 10 On Pleasure-Snobbery and Acquisitiveness; 11 On the Hard and the Soft; 12 On the Beautiful and the Ugly; 13 On Beauty, Truth, and Goodness; 14 On Modesty and Retreat; 15 On Knowledge and Wisdom; 16 On Fortune and Misfortune; 17 On Life and Death.
  • 18 On the Merits of Contentment19 On the Possibilities of Achievement; 20 On the Art of Leadership; 21 On Warfare; 22 On Peace; 23 On Returning to Antiquity; 24 On the Ideal Society; 25 The Attitude to the Dao and the De; 26 The Experience of the Dao and the De; 27 The Praxis of the Dao and the De; 28 The Attainment of the Dao and the De; Appendix: The Dao De Jing of Laozi; References; Index.