Tao Te Ching
By Lao Tzu
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Scheduling
We suggest reading this book in conjunction with The Meaning of Life: Perspectives from the World's Great Intellectual Traditions, Watch lecture 13.
Reading level
Level eight:
Mid-level adult literature
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Curriculum details
- World Philosophy
- Core curriculum
- Twelfth grade
- Sep 16, 2024 - Sep 27, 2024
- 2 credit hours
About
The Tao Te Ching is a foundational book of Taoism, a major influence in East Asian culture and a thought-provoking counterpoint to Western philosophy.
The book is short, but enigmatic. We suggest reading it in conjunction with discussions of its meaning. Since there is no single accepted interpretation, we suggest browsing the discussions of Tao Te Ching in Quora to get a sense for how ordinary people find value in the work today.