by Lao Zi · Editorial Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420483030
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«El libro del Tao» is the classic of Chinese philosophy by Lao Zi, published by Editorial Alfaguara in paperback (360 pages, in Spanish).
The work sets out the principles of the Tao as a guide to living in harmony with the natural order of the universe: accepting reality as it is, studying how nature works and collaborating with it rather than opposing it. It champions simplicity, the strength of virtue and selfless service, with an egalitarian view of people.
The text corresponds to the Tao Te Ching; this edition was published in 1996 in the Alfaguara Bolsillo Clásica collection.
For readers interested in Taoist thought and classic texts of Chinese philosophy.
Laozi, was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Modern scholarship generally regards his biographical details as later inventions and his opus a collaboration of various writers, with the name Laozi, literally meaning 'Old Master', likely intended to portray an archaic anonymity that could converse with Confucianism. Traditional accounts addend him as Li Er, born in the 6th-century BC state of Chu during China's Spring and Autumn period. Serving as the royal archivist for the Zhou court at Wangcheng, he met and impressed Confucius on one occasion, composing the Dào Dé Jīng in a single session before retiring into the western wilderness.
