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.
Abdullin T. +7 more
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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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On the Interpretation of Ziran in the Three Commentaries on Laozi in the Han Dynasty
ReligionsThe tradition of Chinese philosophical interpretation contains an inherent tension between “objectively interpreting classics” and “subjectively constructing systems”, with three major Han Dynasty commentaries on the Laozi—Laozi Zhigui, Laozi Daodejing ...
Qing Yuan
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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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Critical analysis of the philosophical conception of verification of being/the self in Heidegger's “Being and Time” against dao/the other in Laozi's Daodejing. [PDF]
, 2015 That dao and being are correct as written about by Laozi and Heidegger respectively is exposed through eight ...
Green, Lucian
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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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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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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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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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Mastering the Body: Reading a Discourse of Embodiment in the Zhuangzi
Religion Compass, Volume 19, Issue 10-12, October-December 2025.ABSTRACT The Zhuangzi is one of the most well‐known early Chinese classics. Subversive and iconoclastic, both in terms of its subject matter and narrative style, the text has profoundly influenced the intellectual and literary history of East Asia. First introduced to the West in the late nineteenth century as an early “Daoist” classic, the Zhuangzi ...
Lana Ko
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