And with its philosophical story-telling, the Mencius adds depth and complexity to Confucius' vision. The Chuang Tzu is the wild and wacky prose complement to the Tao Te Ching. Equally influential in the social sphere, Confucius' Analects is the source of social wisdom in China.
Perhaps the most broadly influential spiritual text in human history, Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the source of Taoist philosophy, which eventually developed into Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. Breathing new life into these classics, Hinton's new translations will stand as the definitive texts for our era. Offers a detailed introduction to the core texts in Daoist philosophy, the Dao De Jing and the Zhuangzi, two of the most widely read and most challenging. CHINESE PHILOSOPHY: DAOISM Philosophical Daoism (also spelled Taoism) dates from the classical period (fifth through third century BC) and conventionally refers to the contents of the Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) and the Laozi ( Lao Tzu or Daode Jing/Tao-Te Ching).
But these new versions are not only inviting and immensely readable-they also apply much-needed consistency to key philosophical terms in these texts, lending structural links and philosophical rigor heretofore unavailable in English. Four seminal masterworks of Chinese thought-the Tao Te Ching, the Analects, the Chuang Tzu, and the Mencius-presented in one volume for the first time in nearly two centuries Hinton's award-winning experience translating a wide range of ancient Chinese poets makes these books sing in English as never before.
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