Lao Zi （c. 580-500 B.C.） and Confucius （551-479 B.C.） havetraditionally been regarded as the two most celebrated thinkersin the history of Chinese philosophy. The former is consideredthe founder of Daoism （i.e. Taoism）, and is studied worldwide,mostly by scholars, whereas the latter, the founderof Confucian-ism, is venerated by people of all walks of life and all over theworld. As has been observed by both oriental and occidentalreaders （including Hegel）, the ideas of Lao Zi tend to be morephilosophical in the pure sense of this term when compared withthose of Confucius. It is commonly acknowledged that Lao Zi'sphilosophizing underlies the structure or formation of the overallpsychology of the Chinese people.

Lao Zi （c. 580-500 B.C.） and Confucius （551-479 B.C.） havetraditionally been regarded as the two most celebrated thinkersin the history of Chinese philosophy. The former is consideredthe founder of Daoism （i.e. Taoism）, and is studied worldwide,mostly by scholars, whereas the latter, the founderof Confucian-ism, is venerated by people of all walks of life and all over theworld. As has been observed by both oriental and occidentalreaders （including Hegel）, the ideas of Lao Zi tend to be m...

Preface
Lao Zi and His Doctrine of the Dao
Part Ⅰ The Dao as the Origin of All
1 The Essence of the Dao
2 The Features of the Dao
3 The Movement of the Dao
4 The Dao and the Myriad Things
5 The Dao of Heaven and the Dao of Man

Part Ⅱ De as the Manifestation of the Dao
6 From the Dao into De
7 The Qualities of De

Part Ⅲ The Human Condition in Perspective
8 On Have-Substance and Have-No-Substance
9 On Take-Action and Take-No-Action
10 On Pleasure-Snobbery and Acquisitiveness
11 On the Hard andthe Soft
12 On the Beautiful and the Ugly
13 On Beauty, Truth and Goodness
14 On Modesty and Retreat
15 On Knowledge and Wisdom
16 On Fortune and Misfortune
17 On Life and Death
18 On the Merits of Contentment
19 On the Possibilities of Achievement
20 On the Art of Leadership
21 On Warfare
22 On Peace
23 On Returning to Antiquity
24 On the Ideal Society

Part Ⅳ The Daoist Path to Personal Cultivation
25 The Attitude to Dao-De
26 The Experience of Dao-De
27 The Praxis of Dao-De
28 The Attainment of Dao-De
（1） Self-Purification and Deep Contemplation
(2) Plainness and Simplicity
(3) Vacuity and Tranquility
(4) Tenderness and Non-Competition
(5) Have-Less-Selfishness and Have-Few-Desires
(6) Naturalness and Take-no-Action
Appendix 1 The Dao De Jing of Lao Zi (Translation)
Appendix 2 The Dao De .ling of Lao Zi (Original)
Appendix 3 Toward the Dao of Human Existence
Key References
Glossary
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Preface
Lao Zi and His Doctrine of the Dao
Part Ⅰ The Dao as the Origin of All
1 The Essence of the Dao
2 The Features of the Dao
3 The Movement of the Dao
4 The Dao and the Myriad Things
5 The Dao of Heaven and the Dao of Man

Part Ⅱ De as the Manifestation of the Dao
6 From the Dao into De
7 The Qualities of De

Part Ⅲ The Human Condition in Perspective
8 On Have-Substance and Have-No-Substance
9 On Take-Action and Take-No-Action
10 On Pleasure-Snobbery and Acquisitiveness
11 On the Hard an...