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The TAO TE CHING, also referred to as the LAO TZU, is the classic work of Taoist philosophy. Traditionally ascribed to an older contemporary of Confucius, it is thought by others to be an anthology of wise sayings dating back to the fourth century BC, a golden age of Chinese philosophy. As a moral rather than mystical discourse on both personal conduct and government, in which self-effacement and the restraint of desires is the ultimate aim, the TAO TE CHING has had a tremendous influence on Chinese thought.
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Synopsis:
The "Lao Tzu", as it is usually called, is the principal classic in the thought of Taoism. Traditionally ascribed to one Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius, the work is more probably an anthology of wise sayings compiled in about the Fourth Century BC as a treatise both on personal conduct and on government. It is moral rather than mystical in tone, and advances a philosophy of meekness as the surest path of survival.
About the Author:
One school of thought regards the TAO TE CHING as the work of Lao Tzu, an author of the sixth century BC, who was a native of Hu Hsien and an historian in charge of the archives in Chou. He set out the teachings of the Taoist school and cultivated the way of virtue. Some say he lived to be over 200.
Another theory suggests that it is a later anthology, compiled in the fourth century BC.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0140863885
- ISBN 13 9780140863888
- BindingAudio Cassette
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