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Reexamining the Different Paths to the Dao of the Daodejing

open access: yesReligions, 2022
The Daodejing has inconsistent editions and versions. There are controversial issues that lie in the theme, the intention, the significance, and the semantic meaning of the Daodejing.
Jing Tan, Xiangfei Bao
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Interpretive Trends and the Conceptual Construction of the Daodejing’s Dao in Russian Sinology: A Historical Overview

open access: yesReligions, 2022
“Dao” is not only a core concept in the Daodejing, but is also an important keyword in Chinese classical philosophy. It encompasses the origin of all things in the universe, the laws of nature, and the laws of dealing with the world.
Hongyan Zhang, Jing Luo
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Il ceppo e l’intaglio. Riflessioni metafisiche sul Daodejing

open access: yesRivista di Estetica, 2019
The complex and long genesis of the Daodejing is widely known. Whether it was originally composed by a single author, the legendary Laozi, or whether it emerged over time as a sort of collective anthology ancient sayings, the text underwent countless ...
Erica Onnis
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Knowledge as Addiction: A Comparative Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesKritike: An Online Journal of Philosophy, 2007
"All men by nature desire to know"-this is the famous first sentence of Aristotle's Metaphysics. It is interesting to note how knowledge, at least since Aristotle, could be understood as a desire, as a mental craving, so to speak.
Hans-Georg Moeller
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Qian Xuexi and William Empson’s Discussion of Arthur Waley’s English Translation of the Daodejing

open access: yesReligions, 2022
Between June and August 1947, Qian Xuexi and William Empson exchanged 12 letters on the issue of Arthur Waley’s misinterpretation of the Daodejing. Through a thorough analysis of these new-found letters and Qian’s English translation of the Daodejing, I ...
Dadui Yao
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The Understanding and Translation of De 德 in the English Translation of the Daodejing 道德經

open access: yesReligions, 2023
This article investigates the translation of De 德 in the English translation of the Daodejing, compares and analyzes several representative translations, and tries to present the complexity and richness of the meaning of De in the thought of the ...
Xiaojiao Cui
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Three Early Russian Documents about the Daodejing: An Analysis

open access: yesReligions, 2023
It has been nearly 200 years since the Daodejing and Daoist thought was first introduced to Russia in the first half of the 19th century. Although the study of Daoist philosophy and Laozi in Russia started relatively late, the Daodejing has been the most
Hongyan Zhang, Jing Luo
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Variated Cultural Imagery of the Daodejing in the German-Speaking World Based on “Foreignization”: The Case of Dao and De

open access: yesReligions, 2023
“Foreignization” (taguohua, 他国化) is an important concept in the Variation Theory of Comparative Literature. Through the collision, fusion and heterogeneous absorption of cross-heterogeneous cultural exchanges, the culture and discourse principles of one ...
Xue Tang
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The Original Text of the Daodejing: Disentangling Versions and Recensions

open access: yesReligions, 2022
The Daodejing is counted among the greatest works of world philosophy and literature, but it is a short work that is exceedingly difficult to comprehend.
Thomas Michael
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A Paratext Perspective on the Translation of the Daodejing: An Example from the German Translation of Richard Wilhelm

open access: yesReligions, 2023
In the German translation history of the Daodejing, the version rendered by the renowned German sinologist, Richard Wilhelm, has vigorously propelled the study of Laozegetics in Germany and stands as a translation of historical and scholarly significance.
Xiaoshu Li, Yuan Tan
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