RELIGION / Taoism

Paper · Semantic Scholar

This study aims to identify and analyze points of convergence between the philosophical content in the works of the Soviet writer Andrei Platonov (1899–1951) and the core concepts of Chinese Taoism. Despite the relatively late start in translating and studying Andrei Platonov’s oeuvre in China, resulting from both historical-political factors and the uniquely complex linguistic style of his literary creations, conte…

Reference · Wikidata

religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Taoism or Daoism is a philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao 道. With a range of meanings and interpretations in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include 'way', 'road', 'path', or 'technique', generally understood in the Taoist sense as an enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality. Taoist thought has informed the development of vario…

Book · DOAB

This book aims to draft a viable path for establishing a business ethics model based on the wisdom traditions of nine of the world's great religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, and Animism. In light of the failure of many models based on various philosophies, we turn to the only cultural and anthropological realities that have proven to withstand the test …

Full text · Open Library

Image · DPLA

xv, 327 p. 21 cm