Eastern Philosophy · China & Japan
Laozi & Daoism
The Daodejing's way of the Dao: a nameless source of all things, wu wei (effortless action), the power of water and softness, the uncarved block, complementary opposites, minimal government, and Zhuangzi's playful skepticism.
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Key idea
Prereqs: Confucius. Next: Mencius & Xunzi; Zen Buddhism. Sources: *Daodejing* (trans. D.C. Lau, or Ursula K. Le Guin's version); *Zhuangzi* (trans. Brook Ziporyn); Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 'Laozi'.Next: 1. Laozi and the text