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Composed more than two thousand years ago, the Dao de jing (Tao Te Ching) set forth an alternative vision of reality in a world torn apart by violence and betrayal. Second only to the Bible, this timeless classic is one of the world's most revered inspirational books. Daoism offers a comprehensive view of experience grounded in a full understanding of the wonders hidden in the ordinary. Now in this luminous new translation, Chinese scholars Ames and Hall bring the timeless wisdom of the Dao de jing into our contemporary world.
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"This is a reference book for daily reading ..."
— Richard (5 out of 5 stars)
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" This version of the ancient Chinese text includes commentaries after each chapter that go a long way toward explaining some of the more obscure passages. That said, sometimes reading the words and not understanding them is as enlightening an experience as believing you have understood their intent. "
— Demi, 8/30/2011 -
" Well...the parts that were the actual translation of text were good words of advice. The scholarly interpertation however...snore. "
— Deborah, 9/10/2007
About the Authors
David L. Hall was a professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso. His early research on A. N. Whitehead and American philosophy led him to rethink our understanding of both Daoism and classical Greek philosophy and resulted in the publication of The Uncertain Phoenix and Eros and Irony. In addition to the interpretive studies of classical Chinese philosophy, he continued to publish in American philosophy with Richard Rorty: Prophet and Poet of the New Pragmatism.
About Ralph Lowenstein
Ralph Lowenstein has served as an actor-in-residence and drama faculty member at Vassar College. His television performances include Another World, Guiding Light, and All My Children, and he has appeared in more than sixty theater productions. Ralph has also narrated several Talking Books for the Library of Congress.