{"product_id":"9781853264719-tao-te-ching","title":"Tao Te Ching","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDating for around 300 BC, this is an early work of the Chinese school of philosophy called Taoism. It offers a complete view of the cosmos and how human beings should respond to it. It has mystical insight into the nature of things and forms a basis for a humane morality and political utopia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated with Notes by Arthur Waley. With an Introduction by Robert Wilkinson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDating from around 300BC, \u003cem\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/em\u003e is the first great classic of the Chinese school of philosophy called Taoism. Within its pages is summed up a complete view of the cosmos and how human beings should respond to it. A profound mystical insight into the nature of things forms the basis for a humane morality and vision of political utopia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ideas in this work constitute one of the main shaping forces behind Chinese spirituality, art and science, so much so that no understanding of Chinese civilisation is possible without a grasp of Taoism. This edition presents the authoritative translation by Arthur Waley, with a new Introduction reflecting recent developments in the interpretation of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31650011381857,"sku":"9781853264719","price":5.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31618786.jpg?v=1733988965","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781853264719-tao-te-ching","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}