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Lao-tzu, A Study in Chinese Philosophy

Chapter 1: LAO-TZŬ, 老子 A STUDY IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
By Thomas Watters
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A scholarly examination of Lao-tzŭ and the Tao-te Ching that surveys traditional biographies, textual history, and questions of authorship. It distills central doctrines attributed to him, explicates concepts such as the Tao and wu-wei, and compares these ideas with Confucian and Buddhist perspectives. The author evaluates translations and interpretive disputes, highlights how later Taoist practice diverged from early texts, and offers chapter-by-chapter commentary and philological notes. Overall the study blends historical investigation with philosophical analysis to illuminate ethical, political, and metaphysical themes found in the classical text.

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Title: Lao-tzu, A Study in Chinese Philosophy

Author: Thomas Watters

Release date: December 4, 2020 [eBook #63958]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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LAO-TZŬ,
老子
A STUDY
IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY

BY
T. WATTERS, M.A.,
Mem. N.C.B. of the Asiatic Society of London, Hon. Mem. Asiatic Society of Paris, and a Junior Assistant in H.M.’s Consular Service in China.

HONGKONG:
PRINTED AT THE “CHINA MAIL” OFFICE.
1870.
LONDON:
WILLIAMS & NORGATE.