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DAOISM AS CRITICAL THEORY [PDF]

open access: yesComparative Philosophy: An International Journal of Constructive Engagement of Distinct Approaches toward World Philosophy, 2011
Classical philosophical Daoism as it is expressed in the Dao-De-Jing and the Zhuang-Zi is often interpreted as lacking a capacity for critique and resistance.
Wenning, Mario
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Review of Ronnie Littlejohn, Jeffrey Dippmann (eds). Riding the Wind with Liezi: New Perspectives on the Daoist Classic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The effect of isoscalar S-wave multichannel pi pi -> pi pi, K antiK, eta eta scattering is considered in the analysis of decay data of the Upsilon-mesons. We show that when allowing for the final state interaction contribution to the decays Upsilon(mS) ->
Bydžovský, P.   +5 more
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Taijiquan the 'Taiji World' way: Towards a cosmopolitan vision of ecology. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In this article, we present a case study analysis of data gathered on the practice of the art of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) in one UK context. Our interest in looking at this physical culture was in exploring if/how physical cultures of shared embodied ...
Atkinson   +26 more
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Ripensare l’esperienza estetica attraverso lo Zhuangzi

open access: yesRivista di Estetica, 2022
In this paper I consider two different perspectives on aesthetic experience. On the one hand, there is the tradition of Plato that proposes a metaphysical representation of the world in which sensible and over-sensible are rigidly separated. On the other
Massimiliano Lacertosa
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Between Taoism and Confucianism: tendencies in lyric poetry of the Western Jin period

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism, 2023
The author argues that the coexistence of Taoism and Confucianism in the historical arena of the Western Jin dynasty led to the fact that literati in their works moved from one “end of the spectrum” to another, reflecting both the unity and opposition of
Daria E. Malakhevich
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Unself-conscious control: broadening the notion of control through experiences of flow and wu-wei [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper both clarifies and broadens the notion of control and its relation to the self. By discussing instances of skilful absorption from different cultural backgrounds I argue that the notion of control is not as closely related to self ...
De Prycker, Valérie
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Ecology, physics, process philosophies, Buddhism, Daoism, and language: A case study of William Golding’s The Inheritors and Pincher Martin

open access: yesJournal of World Languages, 2021
Much has been written about the ecological perspectives of Buddhism and Daoism, as examples of philosophies which emphasize process, impermanence, interconnectedness, and compassion for nature.
Goatly Andrew
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Process Complexity

open access: yesComplexity, Governance & Networks, 2022
We develop the ontology of “process complexity” and describe how the dynamics of “becoming” can be framed as the emerging, stabilising, and ultimate dissolving of “patterns of relationships.” By extending traditional complexity thinking through ...
Jean Boulton
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A Brief Meditation on Daoist Prayer [PDF]

open access: yesEdinost in Dialog
Prayer is a little-studied aspect of religious experience. This is especially true for a religion such as Daoism (Taoism), a Chinese religion widely known for its meditation practices and often confused with Buddhism. But, beyond meditation, Daoism had,
Stephen R. Bokenkamp
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The Historical Transformation and Crisis of the Hyper-Stable Institutional Order of the Traditional Chinese “Saṅgha Forest” (叢林 Conglin) from the 10th to the First Half of the 20th Century

open access: yesReligions
Buddhism has long maintained a fine tradition of establishing and preserving a hyper-stable institutional order. Historically, the Vinaya served as the institutional literature for the monasteries, but it gradually evolved into a sacred symbol of the ...
Dawei Wang, Mingjun Jin
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