Rediscovering the Roots of Chinese Thought: Laozi's Philosophy is an English translation of one of the most influential Chinese texts on Daoism of the past century, written by Guying Chen, one of China's foremost scholars of Daoist thought and the author of annotated classical commentaries that serve as standard resources in many Chinese universities.
This book offers a unique discussion of the Laozi, arguing--in contrast to standard Western scholarship--that the text goes back to a single author and identifying him as an older contemporary, and even teacher, of Confucius. This...
Rediscovering the Roots of Chinese Thought: Laozi's Philosophy is an English translation of one of the most influential Chinese texts on Daoism of ...