China, Taoism, Philosophy 

Synopsis
Renowned international scholars examine crucial issues surrounding the Laozi, the third century B.C.E. Chinese classic also known as the Daodejing in this indispensable volume. The work offers diverse interpretations, a wide range of scholarly traditions, and a variety of ways to engage, ponder, and evaluate the Laozi.
Contributors include Robert Henricks, Zhang Longxi, Tateno Masami, Isabelle Robinet, Harold D. Roth, Bryan W. Van Norden, and Liu Xiaogan. 

Named Person: Laozi.; Laozi.; Laozi (0570-0490 av. J.-C.).; Laozi.
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Mark Csikszentmihalyi; Philip J Ivanhoe
ISBN: 0791441113 9780791441114 0791441121 9780791441121
OCLC Number: 40052652
Description: xi, 276 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents: Mysticism and apophatic discourse in the Laozi / Mark Csikszentmihalyi --
The Laozi in the context of early Daoist mystical praxis / Harold D. Roth --
Qian Zhongshu on philosophical and mystical paradoxes in the Laozi / Zhang Longxi --
The diverse interpretations of the Laozi / Isabelle Robinet --
Re-exploring the analogy of the Dao and the field / Robert G. Henricks --
A philosophical analysis of the Laozi from an ontological perspective / Tateno Masami --
Method in the madness of the Laozi / Bryan W. Van Norden --
An inquiry into the core value of Laozi's philosophy / Liu Xiaogan --
The concept of de ("virtue") in the Laozi / Philip J. Ivanhoe.
Series Title: SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
Responsibility: edited by Mark Csikszentmihalyi and Philip J. Ivanhoe.