The Daode Jing: A Guide

by Livia Kohn

The Daode jing ("Book of the Dao and Its Virtue") is an essential work in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy. The oldest text of philosophical Daoism, and widely venerated among religious Daoist practitioners, it was composed around the middle of the 4th century BCE. Ascribed to a thinker named Laozi, a contemporary of Confucius, the work is based on a set of aphorisms designed to help local lords improve their techniques of government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019068982X
• ISBN13: 9780190689827
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"