Renowned international scholars examine crucial issues surrounding the Laozi, the third century Chinese classic also known as the Daodejing in this indispensable volume. The work offers diverse interpretations, a wide range of scholarly traditions, and a variety of ways to engage, ponder, and evaluate the Laozi.
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Mark Csikszentmihalyi is Assistant Professor of Religion at Davidson College. Philip J. Ivanhoe is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the author of several books, including Ethics in the Confucian Tradition: The Thought of Mencius and Wang Yang-Ming and Confucian Moral Self Cultivation. Most recently he has coedited, with Paul Kjellberg, Essays on Skepticism, Relativism, and Ethics in the Zhuangzi, published by SUNY Press.
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This review is from: Religious and Philosohical Aspects of the Laozi (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) (Suny Series, Chinese Philosophy & Culture) (Paperback)
a great book for people who are interested in the philosophy and the practices of the earliest "Daoists". Many of the best modern scholars have contributed essays to this book, such as Liu Xiaogan, Robert Henricks, Harold Roth, Philip Ivanhoe and Isabelle Robinet. Check out the sample pages available above. Liu Xiaogan's 24-page essay examining Ziran ("naturalness and spontaneity") is my personal favourite. I believe that this "concept" is the most important one in all of the Daoist philosophy. Ivanhoe brings to light some aspects of De (Virtue - Power) that previous scholars have overlooked. Isabelle Robinet also wrote a good essay illustrating, by comparison, the various interpretations of many past "experts".BAO PU
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- Effortless Action: Wu-wei As Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China by Edward Slingerland in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Daodejing of Laozi by Laozi in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Confucius and the Analects: New Essays by Bryan W. Van Norden in Table of Contents, and page 159
- An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy: From Ancient Philosophy to Chinese Buddhism by JeeLoo Liu in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Pristine Dao: Metaphysics In Early Daoist Discourse (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) by Thomas Michael in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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