{"product_id":"9780231510103","title":"The Philosophy of the Daodejing","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, the ancient Chinese philosophical text the  \u003ci\u003eDaodejing (Tao Te Ching)\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHans-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  \u003ci\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/i\u003e, 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  \u003ci\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/i\u003e also offers a distinctive ideal of social order and political leadership and presents a philosophy of war and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn illuminating exploration, The  \u003ci\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/i\u003e is an interesting foil to the philosophical outlook of Western humanism and contains surprising parallels between its teachings and nontraditional contemporary philosophies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120209608944,"sku":"9780231510103","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780231510103_p0.jpg?v=1763678530","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780231510103","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}