by Lao Tse · TAURUS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788430609307
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
The Book of the Tao is a fundamental work of Chinese religion and philosophy, offering a simple guide to virtue, promoting peace, understanding, and humility. This book provides political advice and recommendations of popular wisdom, serving as inspiration to artists worldwide throughout time. This edition belongs to the Great Ideas collection from Taurus, known for presenting works by great thinkers in carefully crafted editions.
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.
