| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 178 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Ideas explained series ; 1
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Ideas explained series ; 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A very short history of Daoism -- Laozi and the Daodejing -- The Zhuangzi -- Huang-Lao-Daoism -- Daoist mysticism -- Daoist practice -- Daoism today -- The Dao -- Images and allegories: Images in the Daodejing -- The wheel-an image of the Dao -- Water and the female -- The root -- Allegories from the Zhuangzi -- The dream of the butterfly-or: everything is real -- The fishnet allegory-or: how to forget thinking -- The happy fish-or: joy without joy -- Issues: The state -- The body (of infants and corpses) -- Life and death -- Time -- Nature -- Artisanship and art -- Ethics -- Language and thought -- Structures: Presence and nonpresence-or: the pipe of heaven -- Daoist signs-or: the difference between Dao and God -- Perspectives: Daoism and Chan (or: Zen) Buddhism -- Daoism and contemporary philosophy. |
| Summary |
"Daoism Explained is a comprehensive introduction to Daoist thinking. After orienting the reader with a "Very Short History of Daoism," author Moeller then moves on to an incisive analysis of the Wheel, the Body (of corpses and infants), the famous "Dream of the Butterfly," and other symbolic elements - in doing so, deftly illustrating Daorst beliefs and principles." "Moeller sheds new light on Daoist texts by showing how English translations often conceal the wit and humor of the Chinese originals and impose Western philosophical frameworks on them. He also examines Daoism's relation to Zen (Chan) Buddhism and to contemporary philosophy."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Taoist philosophy.
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Taoist philosophy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Moeller, Hans-Georg, 1964- Daoism explained. Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, 2004 0812695631 (DLC) 2004012884 (OCoLC)55535036 |
| ISBN |
9780812697506 (electronic book) |
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0812697502 (electronic book) |
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0812695631 |
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9780812695632 |
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