{"product_id":"dao-companion-to-the-philosophy-xiaogan-liu-9783032001054","title":"DAO Companion to the Philosophy of the Daodejing","description":"This 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?  This volume has eight parts, collecting 41 chapters. Part 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. Part 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xiaogan Liu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3032001056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783032001054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.49w x 2.07d","brand":"Xiaogan Liu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49083606008063,"sku":"9783032001054","price":219.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dao-companion-to-the-philosophy-xiaogan-liu-9783032001054","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}