Tao Te Ching

by Lao Tzu

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The Tao Ti Ching, a classic Chinese text from the 4th Century, is the foundational work of Taoism, and one of the most enduring and popular works of philosophy and literature of all time.  The text advises on living a simple, peaceful and harmonious life, and still influences philosophers, poets, artists and thinkers today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781914602740
Publisher:	Chiltern Publishing
Publication date:	10/07/2025
Product dimensions:	(w) x 7.20(h) x (d)

About the Author

Laozi was an extraordinary thinker who lived during the sixth century B.C.E. He was the first philosopher of Chinese Daoism and the alleged author of the Tao Ti Ching. Modern scholars discount the possibility that the Tao Ti Ching was written by only one person but readily acknowledge the influence of Daoism on the development of Buddhism.

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Table of Contents

	Introduction	vii
Book 13
Book 243
	List of Passages for Comparison	89
	Appendices
1	The Problem of Authorship	90
2	The Nature of the Work	104
	Chronological Table	115
	Glossary	116
	Notes	126

Editorial Reviews

"It would be hard to find a fresh approach to a text that ranks only behind the Bible as the most widely translated book in the world, but Star achieves that goal. . . . As fascinating to the casual scholar as it is for the serious student." -NAPRA ReView "Jonathan Star's Tao Te Ching achieves the essential: It clarifies the meaning of the text without in the slightest reducing its mystery." -Jacob Needleman

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