Dao De Jing A Philosophical Translation

In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of theDao de jing. Composed more than two thousand years ago, this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now in this luminous new translation, renowned China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the timeless wisdom of theDao de jinginto our contemporary world. In this elegant volume, Ames and Hall feature the original Chinese texts of theDao de jingand translate them into crisp, chiseled English that reads like poetry. Each of the eighty-one brief chapters is followed by clear, thought-provoking commentary exploring the layers of meaning in the text. This new version of one of the world's most influential documents will stand as both a compelling introduction to Daoist thought and as the classic modern English translation.

Roger T. Ames is a professor of Chinese philosophy at the University of Hawai’i. He is also editor of the journal Philosophy East & West. He is the author of several interpretive studies of classical Confucianism, including Thinking Through Confucius (with David L. Hall). His translation of Sun-tzu: The Art of Warfare is recognized as a landmark of contemporary Chinese military and philosophical studies and his translation of The Analects of Confucius (with Henry Rosemont, Jr.) has become a popular classroom text. 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. From the Hardcover edition.

Preface and Acknowledgments
Historical Introduction	p. 1
Historical Context	p. 1
The Nature and Applications of the Daodejing	p. 2
Philosophical Introduction: Correlative Cosmology - An Interpretive Context	p. 11
Optimizing Experience: This Focus and Its Field	p. 11
Daoist Cosmology: An Interpretive Context	p. 13
Getting the Most Out of One's Ingredients	p. 21
Appreciating the Particular	p. 24
The Mutual Entailing of Opposites	p. 27
Aesthetic Harmony	p. 29
Awareness	p. 33
The Wu [actual symbol not reproducible]-Forms	p. 36
The Wu [actual symbol not reproducible]-Forms as "Habit-forming"	p. 48
Glossary of Key Terms	p. 55
Introduction to the Translation	p. 73
Translation and Commentary	p. 77
The Great One Gives Birth to the Waters	p. 225
Thematic Index	p. 233
Bibliography of Works Cited	p. 237
About the Authors	p. 242
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