{"product_id":"9783032001054","title":"Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDao Companions to Chinese Philosophy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLiu, Xiaogan; Yuan, Ai\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eThis comprehensive collection introduces the rich and deep textual and philosophical ideas related to the received \u003cem\u003eDaodejing.\u003c\/em\u003e Readers will find out, for example, why \u003cem\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/em\u003e continues to greatly influence our ways of thinking and living worldwide. How can ancient Chinese philosophy respond to contemporary cultural concerns and interests? How can we develop a philosophy of the \u003cem\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/em\u003e while critically engaging with textual resources? And finally, how can future research benefit and develop from current debates? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eThis volume has eight parts, collecting 41 chapters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003ePart 1 discusses textual and historical issues of excavated texts and received versions of the \u003cem\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/em\u003e, its linguistic features in these different versions, and influential translations. Part 2 examines key ideas in the \u003cem\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/em\u003e. Part 3 asks how other early Chinese texts debate with, and develop the \u003cem\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/em\u003e-related texts. Part 4 introduces several influential commentaries on the \u003cem\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003ePart 5 highlights ancient intellectual and religious interactions with the \u003cem\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/em\u003e that are overlooked in contemporary philosophical inquiry. Part 6 brings new questions to the ancient texts, and explores how they can respond to contemporary concerns on the basis of textual studies. Part 7 turns to modern perspectives on the \u003cem\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/em\u003e. Part 8 presents comparative studies of the \u003cem\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-05-05\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032001054\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-00106-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 937\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309289664652,"sku":"9783032001054","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032001054_31ebc7aa-18ea-490d-af98-7d9997d8fd55.jpg?v=1779939993","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032001054","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}