DiscoverThe Nietzsche Podcast127: Where is the Dao?
127: Where is the Dao?

127: Where is the Dao?

Update: 2025-12-16
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Introducing "dao" as a concept in Chinese philosophy. We'll explore the the social & historical context of the Spring and Autumn period. We'll follow A.C. Graham's assertion that the basic question of Chinese philosophy is "where is the way?", and consider the answers given by Confucius, Laozi, Mencius & Xunzi
Sources:
Wing Tsit Chan - A Sourcebook in Chinese Philosophy
A.C. Graham - Disputers of the Tao
Robin Wang - Yin Yang: The Way of Heaven and Earth in Chinese Thought and Culture
Ge Ling Shang - Liberation as Affirmation: The Religiosity of Zhuangzi and Nietzsche
Holmes Welch - Taoism: The Parting of the Way

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127: Where is the Dao?

127: Where is the Dao?

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