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Tao Te Ching

by Lao Tzu, D. C. Lau (Ed.)
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Tao Te Ching

by Lao Tzu, D. C. Lau (Ed.)
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ISBN: 014044131X
Authors: Lao Tzu, D. C. Lau (Ed.)
Publisher: Penguin Books
Related Collections: Philosophy, Literature & Literary Criticism

Description

The Lao Tzu, as it is usually called, is the principal classic in the thought of Taoism. Traditionally ascribed to one Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius, the work is more probably an anthology of wise sayings compiled in about the fourth century B.C. As a treatise both on personal conduct and on government it is moral rather than mystical in tone, and advances a philosophy of meekness as the surest path to survival. In the clear English of D. C. Lau's new translation this famous Chinese book can be enjoyed especially for its pure poetry.

Published 1983.

Binding of book is intact. Moderate shelfwear, some foxing and few stains on covers of book. Large stain on back cover. Heavy tanning and foxing on edges of book. Moderate foxing on insides of covers. Moderate foxing on certain pages.
 
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.