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Asian Studies, 2023 There are three good reasons why Daoism is a bad candidate for addressing contemporary environmental issues. First, the Laozi and Zhuangzi do not contain a concept of “nature” akin to ours today.
Paul D'Ambrosio
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Unself-conscious control: broadening the notion of control through experiences of flow and wu-wei [PDF]
, 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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The Way of Nature from the Perspective of Laozi, Confucius, and Sunzi
Philosophies, 2023 Where do ethics or morals come from? We arrive at vastly different answers, given that these answers are contingent upon various sources, such as legendary stories, the theology of various religions, Western and Eastern philosophies, etc.
Jian Sun, K. Sun
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Wang Bi\u27s Annotation on Laozi\u27s Place in China and Japan: Focusing on Ogyu Sorai [PDF]
, 2012 Wang Bi\u27s Annotation on Laozi 『老子』王弼注 is considered one of the representative notes on Laozi. In Chinahowever, it was not until 1781 when this book was included in Sikuquanshu 『四庫全書』 that the study of Wang Bi\u27s note became popular.
Matsui Makiko, 松井 真希子
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The Translingual Ziran of Laozi Chapter 25: Global Laozegetics and Meaning Unbound by Language
Religions, 2022 Many scholars view translations of the Chinese classics as inevitably lacking fidelity to the “original,” asserting language difference as a fundamental impediment to cross-cultural understanding.
Misha Tadd
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Laozi Through the Lens of the White Rose: Resonance or Dissonance?
Oxford German studies, 2023 A surprising feature of the White Rose anti-Nazi resistance pamphlets is their appeal to a foundational classical Chinese text, the Laozi (otherwise known as the Daodejing), to buttress their critique of fascism and authoritarianism.
Lea Cantor
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Environmental features of Chinese architectural heritage: the standardization of form in the pursuit of equilibrium with nature [PDF]
, 2018 We present a scientific discussion about Chinese historical architecture and cultural paradigms in order to analyze the formation of building patterns objectively connected to environmental features.
Almodóvar Melendo, José Manuel +1 more
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Religions, 2023 Throughout the pages of the Daodejing, Laozi reveals a complex conception of justice. Understanding it demands that we strictly distinguish the four central notions around which it is structured: the Constant Dao, the Dao of Humans, the Dao of Heaven ...
T. Michael
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From Noncoercive Action to Shapelessness: On the Ontological Ground of Laozi’s Political Philosophy
Religions, 2022 The theoretical proposition that sages or ideal rulers wuwei 無為 (act noncoercively) to achieve ziran 自然 of people has been clearly identified as the key claim in the political field, as posed by Laozi. However, this proposition leaves two questions worth
Yiming Wang
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Confucius and the superorganism [PDF]
, 2018 In this paper, I describe a sense of oneness that, while having its roots in a tradition of thought far removed from our own, might nonetheless be of relevance to persons today.
Sarkissian, Hagop
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