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Reconstructing Old Chinese *‐ts Using Han‐Time Material

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 124, Issue 2, Page 487-512, July 2026.
Abstract Baxter & Sagart (2014b) reconstruct *‐Vt‐s on the basis of Middle Chinese reflexes in ‐jH (from some OC *‐s) coupled with either etymological or graphic connections to words in Middle Chinese ‐t. This approach, while perfectly sound, can suffer from lack of etymological or graphic data, leading to missed reconstructions. Since Old Chinese *‐ts
Julien Baley
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The Laozi’s Ideal State: Nostalgia, Utopia, State of Nature

Religions, 2023
Among the various statements related to the political philosophy of the Laozi《老子》, Chapter 80 is distinguished by its particular depiction of what may be dubbed an ideal state.
Aleksandar Stamatov
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Daoist Humility: How Ancient Chinese Wisdom and Modern Psychology are Telling Us to Be Natural by Going Against the Flow

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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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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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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"The discourses of Laozi 『老子』 as strategies" [PDF]

, 2000
To Iook at the discourses in the text of Laozi, one can see that there is a strategy of persuasion in the first place. The text persuades readers to disorganize such received values, and to dismantle the received decoding system.
Hashimoto, Keiji
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The Evolution of the Thought of Non-action in The I Ching, Laozi and Zhuangzi — From Heavenly Dao Non-action to Spiritual Freedom [PDF]

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As the core of the ideological system of pre-Qin Daoism, the concept of non-action shows a clear vein of inheritance and gradual progression: the natural idea of adapting to circumstances in The I Ching, the worldly non-action that stresses tranquility ...
Feng Yue
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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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The Origin of the Integration of the Yijing and the Laozi: Yan Zun’s Laozi Zhigui and Its Philosophical Construction and Historical Impact

Religions
Yan 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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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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