LEADER 02967nam 2200529 a 450 001 9910785669703321 005 20230725030559.0 010 $a1-282-94808-3 010 $a9786612948084 010 $a1-4411-9664-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000067699 035 $a(EBL)634575 035 $a(OCoLC)699475275 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000441505 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12166151 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000441505 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10406897 035 $a(PQKB)11171851 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC634575 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL634575 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10438504 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL294808 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000067699 100 $a20100503d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReading the Dao$b[electronic resource] $ea thematic inquiry /$fKeping Wang 210 $aNew York $cContinuum$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (197 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-8611-5 311 $a1-4411-9651-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe essence of the Dao -- The features of the Dao -- The movement of the Dao -- The Dao and the myriad things -- The Dao of Heaven and the Dao of human -- From the Dao into the De -- The qualities of the De -- On have-substance and have-no-substance -- On take-action and take-no-action -- On pleasure-snobbery and acquisitiveness -- On the hard and the soft -- On the beautiful and the ugly -- On beauty, truth, and goodness -- On modesty and retreat -- On knowledge and wisdom -- On fortune and misfortune -- On life and death -- On the merits of contentment -- On the possibilities of achievement -- On the art of leadership -- On warfare -- On peace -- On returning to antiquity -- On the ideal society -- The attitude to the Dao and the De -- The experience of the Dao and the De -- The praxis of the Dao and the De -- The attainment of the Dao and the De -- Appendix : the Dao de jing of Laozi. 330 $aThe Dao De Jing represents one of the most important works of Chinese philosophy, in which the author, Lao Zi (c. 580-500 BC), lays the foundations of Taoism. Composed of 81 short sections, the text itself is written in a poetic style that is ambiguous and challenging for the modern reader. Yet while its meaning may be obscure, the text displays the originality of Lao Zi's wisdom and remains a hugely influential work to this day. In Reading the Dao: A Thematic Inquiry , Wang Keping offers a clear and accessible guide to this hugely important text. Wang's thematic approach opens up key elements 676 $a299.5/1482 700 $aWang$b Keping$f1955-$0911284 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785669703321 996 $aReading the Dao$93761604 997 $aUNINA