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Reading the Dao : A Thematic Inquiry

By Keping Wang

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year
2011
ISBN
9781441196644, 9781441186119
LCC
BL1900.L35 -- W333 2011eb
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
629 kB (644106 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
197\197
Time added
2023-08-23 14:26:21
Laozi. -- Dao de jing.

Description

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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