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Zhuangzi Zhuangzi lived during the fourth-second century from 369-286 BCE. He was a philosopher set on embracing wisdom and striving to enjoy a good life even though the world is full of violence. Zhuangzi’s philosophical writings teach us why freedom is important. He longs to be set apart from the society and the political obligations of everyday life. Looking for a main theme proved to be difficult while reading Zhuangzi and several of the chapters in our textbook. I pondered many possible themes

Reading and studying the passages of Tao Teh King and The Prince in progression highlight how really at restriction the messages are.  Despite the fact that both readings express the fancied approach to oversee a people, the “Tao Teh King" writes about peace, straightforwardness, and giving a chance for the universe to work its power, meanwhile "The Prince" stresses the regular evil of men and urges for war. There are no specific rational motive where these two separate methods for thought ought

When I was little, my brother, Kaleb and I fought all of the time. Every game of hide and go seek ended in tears, and every road trip involved mom and dad threatening to, “Pull the car over!” if we did not stop bickering. It was not until junior high when we finally started to get along. I guess we grew up a little and realized we needed each other. We were very close in age; in fact, Kaleb was just one year older than me. Therefore, we went through each year of school basically side by side. Junior

In his paper The Concept of de (“Virtue”) in the Laozi, Philip J. Ivanhoe discusses three distinctive characteristics of de as found in the Dao De Jing, namely its attractive power, its effect on others, and its relationship to wuwei in governance. I will outline these qualities in turn and then attempt to show how they manifest in the character of Forrest Gump. Attractive power, according to Ivanhoe, takes the shape of a still, compassionate, and nurturing mother in the Dao De Jing (henceforth

Laozi, the Dao De Jing (The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue), is the oldest form of Chinese manuscripts or texts: “The Daodejing contains eighty-one short chapters written in rhythmic verse. It is divided into two main parts: one part on the “Way” (dao) and one part “Virtue” (de)” (1344). The first one, Way, helps humans to understand the process of creation of heaven and earth with honesty and no evil. The second one is Virtue which helps with each thing in its original state and with persistence

Lao-Tzu or Laozi was a chinese philosopher who mostly likely lived during the 6th century B.C.E. He founded the famous Chinese Philosophy of Taoism that was a rival to Confucianism. While Confucianism revere relationships between human beings, Taoism is based off of nature. Tao in Chinese means “the way” the religion is focused being one with nature. While Confucianism was deemed the state religion of China, Taoism was worshipped by lower class farmers and merchants. The time that Lao-Tzu was born

The Daoist Outlook On Life The Daodejing by Laozi is an eastern philosophical piece of literature; in the Daodejing, the teachings of Daoism are taught. Daoism is a system of philosophical, ethical, and religious Chinese teachings and practices that focus on living in harmony with the Dao, ones self, and nature. The word Daodejing can be divided into three separate words; Dao, De, and Jing, which all have different meanings. The Dao means "way" or path as the Dao helps guide the individual. The

Lao Tzu, an ancient Chinese philosopher once said, “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Lao Tzu said that problems, war, and fighting can be solved if nature and life are in balance. He also said that courage, peace, and kindness can solve many of life’s challenging problems. In the novel, Scat, Carl Hiaasen’s characters shows a great amount of courage and determination throughout the story. Nick Waters, the protagonist in Scat, goes to

Born in north-central China 310 BCE, Hsun Tzu, was a Chinese philosopher who paved the way of Confucius philosophy with his methods of teaching and ideas. During his lifetime Tzu traveled plenty in China, increasing his knowledge. In his philosophy Tzu had ideas that were ahead of his era. “In reaction to some of the other thinkers of the time, he articulated a systematic version of Confucianism that encompasses ethics, metaphysics, political theory, philosophy of language, and a highly developed

The Tao Te Ching is a book of proverbs attributed to Lao Tzu. The book gives brief contemplations on the Tao, the way. It is a very precise and poetic book, which gives humanity ways on how to live or ways to awaken the inner energy of the human being. A man or a woman can choose to live in harmony with the Tao, which is the irreducible essence of the universe and source of all life. “Wholeness is the Great Integrity. The Great Integrity is the infinite fulfilling itself.” The Tao is a living example