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Laozi Benyi: a political philosophy for the last phase of time

Man Li

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A classic offers us a multitude of possibilities for interpretation. The Laozi ( 老子 ), some-times also titled Dao De Jing ( 道德經 ), is no doubt one of the most influential and controversial philosophical Chinese classics, and it has inspired numerous annotations and interpretations ever since pre-Qin times (221 B.C.–206 B.C.). This paper aims to analyse the interpretation and annotation of the Laozi by Wei Yuan, a scholar from the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), written roughly two thousand years after the original text was created.

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A classic offers us a multitude of possibilities for interpretation. The Laozi ( 老子 ), some-times also titled Dao De Jing ( 道德經 ), is no doubt one of the most influential and controversial philosophical Chinese classics, and it has inspired numerous annotations and interpretations ever since pre-Qin times (221 B.C.–206 B.C.). This paper aims to analyse the interpretation and annotation of the Laozi by Wei Yuan, a scholar from the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), written roughly two thousand years after the original text was created.

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A classic offers us a multitude of possibilities for interpretation. The Laozi ( 老子 ), some-times also titled Dao De Jing ( 道德經 ), is no doubt one of the most influential and controversial philosophical Chinese classics, and it has inspired numerous annotations and interpretations ever since pre-Qin times (221 B.C.–206 B.C.). This paper aims to analyse the interpretation and annotation of the Laozi by Wei Yuan, a scholar from the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), written roughly two thousand years after the original text was created.

Key concepts: Interpretation (philosophy), Multitude, Politics, Philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Political philosophy, Annotation, Literature

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