A Chinese Reading of the Daodejing Steve Campbell

A Chinese Reading of the Daodejing Steve CampbellPresenting the commentary of the third century sage Wang Bi, this book provides a Chinese way of reading the Daodejing, one which will surprise Western readers. Many of the brightest Chinese minds have used the form of the commentary to open the terse and poetic chapters of the Laozi to their readers and also to develop a philosophy of their own. None has been more sophisticated, philosophically probing, and influential in the endeavor than a young

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