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Columbia University Press, Date: 2006. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2006. Columbia University Press ISBN 023113679X 9780231136792 [US]

ISBN10: 023113679X, ISBN13: 9780231136792, [publisher: Columbia University Press 2006-05-12, New York |Chichester] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 023113679X, ISBN13: 9780231136792, [publisher: Columbia University Press] Softcover 2006. Paperback. The Chinese philosophical text the "Daodejing" offers insights concerning the cultivation of one's body. This book presents a description and analysis of this vaguely understood Chinese classic. It explores the recurring images and ideas that shape the work and offers various approaches to understanding and appreciating this canonical text. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN5; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254. . . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 023113679X, ISBN13: 9780231136792, [publisher: Columbia University Press 2006-05-12, New York |Chichester] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 023113679X, ISBN13: 9780231136792, [publisher: Columbia University Press, New York] Softcover Paperback. For centuries, the ancient Chinese philosophical text the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) has fascinated and frustrated its readers. While it offers a wealth of rich philosophical insights concerning the cultivation of one's body and attaining one's proper place within nature and the cosmos, its teachings and structure can be enigmatic and obscure. Hans-Georg Moeller presents a clear and coherent description and analysis of this vaguely understood Chinese classic. He explores the recurring images and ideas that shape the work and offers a variety of useful approaches to understanding and appreciating this canonical text. Moeller expounds on the core philosophical issues addressed in the Daodejing, clarifying such crucial concepts as Yin and Yang and Dao and De. He explains its teachings on a variety of subjects, including sexuality, ethics, desire, cosmology, human nature, the emotions, time, death, and the death penalty. The Daodejing also offers a distinctive ideal of social order and political leadership and presents a philosophy of war and peace.An illuminating exploration, The Daodejing is an interesting foil to the philosophical outlook of Western humanism and contains surprising parallels between its teachings and nontraditional contemporary philosophies. The Chinese philosophical text the "Daodejing" offers insights concerning the ...
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Columbia University Press, Date: 2006-05-02. Annotated. paperback. Used:Good. 2006. Columbia University Press ISBN 023113679X 9780231136792 [US]

New York |Chichester Columbia University Press 2006 Annotated. Trade paperback New in new dust jacket.

ISBN10: 023113679X, ISBN13: 9780231136792, [publisher: Columbia University Press, New York] Softcover Paperback. For centuries, the ancient Chinese philosophical text the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) has fascinated and frustrated its readers. While it offers a wealth of rich philosophical insights concerning the cultivation of one's body and attaining one's proper place within nature and the cosmos, its teachings and structure can be enigmatic and obscure. Hans-Georg Moeller presents a clear and coherent description and analysis of this vaguely understood Chinese classic. He explores the recurring images and ideas that shape the work and offers a variety of useful approaches to understanding and appreciating this canonical text. Moeller expounds on the core philosophical issues addressed in the Daodejing, clarifying such crucial concepts as Yin and Yang and Dao and De. He explains its teachings on a variety of subjects, including sexuality, ethics, desire, cosmology, human nature, the emotions, time, death, and the death penalty. The Daodejing also offers a distinctive ideal of social order and political leadership and presents a philosophy of war and peace.An illuminating exploration, The Daodejing is an interesting foil to the philosophical outlook of Western humanism and contains surprising parallels between its teachings and nontraditional contemporary philosophies. The Chinese philosophical text the "Daodejing" offers insights concerning the ...

Columbia University Press, Date: 2006-05-02. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2006. Columbia University Press ISBN 023113679X 9780231136792 [US]