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Dec 15, 2001 · Laozi is an “axial” philosopher whose insight helps shape the course of human development, according to Karl Jaspers (1974). The influence of the Laozi on Western thinkers is the subject of Clarke 2000.
Laozi, the first philosopher of Chinese Daoism and the alleged author of the Daodejing, a primary Daoist writing. He is venerated as a philosopher by Confucians and as a saint or god in popular religion and was worshipped as an imperial ancestor during the Tang dynasty (618–907).
Laozi ( / ˈlaʊdzə /, Chinese: 老子 ), also romanized as Lao Tzu and various other ways, was a semi-legendary ancient Chinese philosopher, author of the Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Taoism along with the Zhuangzi. Laozi is a Chinese honorific, typically translated as "the Old Master".
Jul 9, 2020 · Lao-Tzu (l. c. 500 BCE, also known as Laozi or Lao-Tze) was a Chinese philosopher credited with founding the philosophical system of Taoism. He is best known as the author of the Laozi (later retitled the Tao-Te-Ching translated as “The Way of Virtue” or “The Classic of the Way and Virtue”) the work which exemplifies his thought.
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Laozi is the name of a legendary Daoist philosopher, the title of a classic Chinese text, and a deity in organized Daoism. Learn about Laozi's role in the Zhuangzi, the Daodejing, and the first biography of him by Sima Qian.
Dec 15, 2001 · Laozi is an “axial” philosopher whose insight helps shape the course of human development, according to Karl Jaspers (1974). Memorable phrases from the Laozi such as “governing a large country is like cooking a small fish” (ch. 60) have found their way into Western political rhetoric.
Laozi, or Lao-tzu, (flourished 6th century bc, China), First philosopher of Chinese Daoism. He is traditionally named as the author of the Daodejing, though modern scholars hold that the work had more than one author. Legends about his life abound, but little or no certain information survives.
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