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Tao Te Ching

Tao Te Ching

by Lao Tzu, D.C. Lau
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See alternate cover edition  'The Lao Tzu, as it is usually called, is the principal classic in the thought of Taoism. 'Traditionally ascribed to one Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius, the work is more probably an anthology of wise sayings compiled in about the fourth century BC. As a treatise both on personal conduct and on government it is moral rather than mystical in tone, and advances a philosophy of meekness as the surest path to survival. In the clear English of D.C. Lau's translation this famous Chinese book can be enjoyed especially for it pure poetry.'

Book Details

ISBN13 9780140441314
ISBN10 014044131X
Series/Work OL45499W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Penguin Classics
Pages 191
Language EN-US
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

299/.51482 Asian Philosophy BG-JUVENILE PROP - BG-JUVY ACTIVITY Bilingual Bl1900.l26 e5 1990 Body, Mind & Spirit Body, Mind & Spirit / Spiritualism China Chinese language materials Chinese Philosophy Dao de jing (Laozi) General Laozi, dao de jing Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques New Age Non-Western philosophy Other prose: classical, early & medieval Ouvrages avant 1800 Peace Philosophy

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