The Relationship between Authority and Authenticity in the Laozi: Employing Wu無as a Philosophical Framework

Wu 無is one of the most prominent terms in Ancient Daoist philosophy, and perhaps the only term to appear more than Dao in both the Laozi and the Zhuangzi. However, unlike Dao, wu is generally used as an adjective modifying or describing nouns such as "names", "desires", "kno...

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Main Author: Small, Sharon Y. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-13
Further subjects:B Authenticity
B Daoism
B Laozi
B Authority
B wu
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