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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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Journal of Religious Ethics, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 180-208, June 2026.ABSTRACT The concept of humility has a long history of paradoxicality. From denoting a lowly social status—to becoming one of the highest Christian virtues—to falling under the critique of the liberators of the Enlightenment—to experiencing an upsurge of philosophical and psychological interest in recent years, the value of acknowledging one's least ...
Benjamin Birkenstock
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Chinese Utopianism: A Historical Overview
Religion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 3, May/June 2026.ABSTRACT This article surveys the historical development of Chinese utopianism and its relationship to broader debates in the field of utopian studies. While early scholarship often dismissed utopianism as a uniquely Western tradition, subsequent research has demonstrated that discourses related to the creation of an ideal society occupied a central ...
Ori Tavor
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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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Emotion‐Focused Therapy: A Perspective From Traditional Chinese Medicine
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, Volume 62, Issue 3, Summer 2026.ABSTRACT In clarifying that Spinoza is not the first person to share insights about the necessity of a contrary, strong emotion in transforming an emotion, the present article focuses on expounding this perspective as embedded in the classical texts of Chinese medicine, along with illustrative examples of emotion‐focused therapy in the historical case ...
Wan‐chi Wong
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ReligionsYan Zun’s Laozi Zhigui is the earliest surviving commentary that systematically interprets the Laozi through the lens of the Yijing. It holds pioneering significance in the history of Laozi studies and intellectual history.
Yujie Zhang, Qing Yuan
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Religions, 2022 Negativity is an important dimension in both Adorno’s inverse theology and the theological thought of pre-Qin Daoism. Firstly, both have a negative thinking and approach.
Feng Tao
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The Space Within: How Architected Voids Promote Tissue Formation
Advanced Materials, Volume 38, Issue 7, 2 February 2026.This review explores the role of void spaces in tissue engineering scaffolds and examines four key methods for introducing porosity into hydrogels at different scales. It discusses sacrificial templating, microgels, phase separation, and 3D printing, highlighting principles, advantages, and limitations. It also addresses emerging strategies integrating
Anna Puiggalí‐Jou +3 more
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Notes on the Laozi and Yan Fu’s Theory of Dao
Religions, 2023 In his Notes on the Laozi, Yan Fu constructs a new and unique theory of Dao that incorporates ideas from both Chinese and Western philosophies. Yan’s Dao is a unity of the physical and the metaphysical.
Suixin Zheng
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Nothing Rather than Something: A Zhuangzian Reappraisal of Nihilism
Journal of Religious Ethics, Volume 53, Issue 4, Page 483-502, December 2025.ABSTRACT Nihilism comes from the Latin nihil, meaning “nothing.” It is the belief that nothing inherently governs existence: no values, principles, or ultimate meaning. Many philosophers treat this as an existential crisis: If there is no meaning to our lives and actions, why bother? This work challenges the assumption that nihilism is terrifying.
Christine Abigail L. Tan
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