Daoism Explained: From the Dream of the Butterfly to the Fishnet Allegory

Hans-Georg Moeller has achieved the perfect blend with Daoism Explained. It is both a fascinating introduction on Daoist thought as well as an original and insightful contribution to Eastern philosophy. This book will take the place of The Tao of Pooh by Hoff. Like that book, Doaism Explained offers a comprehensive presentation of Daoist philosophy that is interesting and easy to follow. The study sheds new light on many Doaist allegories by showing how modern translations often concealed the original wit and humor of the Chinese original, or imposed alien philosophical frameworks on them. It attempts to take away the metaphysical and Christian disguises with which Daoist philosophy has been obscured by Western interpretations in the past 100 years.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 08/01/2004
ISBN: 9780812695632
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Choice 04/01/2005 pg. 1417