The Canon of Reason and Virtue, Lao Tzu
The Canon of Reason and Virtue, Lao Tzu
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The Canon of Reason and Virtue
Lao-Tze’s Tao Teh King

Author: Lao Tzu, Paul Carus

Narrator: Denis Daly

Unabridged: 1 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2023


Synopsis

This enigmatic scripture is attributed to the mysterious sage Lao Tze, who is believed to have lived in the sixth century BCE. In the present translation by religious scholar Paul Carus, the title is presented as The Canon of Reason and Virtue, and in the body of the text Carus renders the word usually translated as “Tao” as “reason.”This book is an extract from the author’s larger work, Lao-Tze’s Tao Teh King. The latter contained an historical introduction, the Chinese text, a transliteration, explanatory notes and an index, including the Chinese terms. The present text is limited to that portion which would have been of universal interest to the English speaking world, the English translation.Carus noted that the term Tao (word, reason) corresponded quite closely with the Greek term Logos, which is featured in the Gospel of John. Carus also found correspondences with other Christian concepts such as the ethics of requiting hatred with goodness, the return to primitive simplicity and purity, and the power of non-resistance.

About Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu was a philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching.

About Paul Carus

Paul Carus (1852–1919) was an author, editor, a student of comparative religion, and a philosopher.

About Denis Daly

Denis Daly is an audiobook narrator and codirector of Voices of Today, an Australian spoken word production house.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gerry on June 28, 2007

I'm an unbeliever and have been since the first time I played hooky from Sunday services and the Eye in the Sky didn’t say boo. So it may seem strange that I’m reviewing the Tao Te Ching, the widely known and influential Taoist text, written by Lao-Tzu and poetically translated in this edition by St......more

Goodreads review by Burt on March 13, 2010

This is, by far, my favorite translation of the Tao Te Ching. I own a few others and they're all well and good, but this one is the one I continually read from and refer to when people ask me about the Tao. The translation is well done, it captures the nature of the text well, and it flows fairly eve......more

Goodreads review by فايز غازي on November 10, 2023

- قرأت الكثير عن المعتقدات الصينية خلال حياتي، لكني بكل تأكيد ما كنت اعتقده فهماً تاماً لتلك المعتقدات هو فهم مقصور وخاطئ. هذه النتيجة اتضحت جلية خلال وبعد انتهائي من هذا البحث. - التاو-تي شينغ، جذر المعتقدات الصينية، كتبه لاو – تسو ما بين اواسط القرن السادس والخامس قبل الميلاد بلغّة مكثّفة ومختصرة،......more

Goodreads review by Swati on June 11, 2024

"If you realize that all things change, there's nothing you will try to hold on to." Things arise and she lets them come; things disappear and she lets them go. She has but doesn't possess acts but doesn't expect. The Tao Te Ching clarifies the concepts of Taoism, an ancient school of philosophy that......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on October 28, 2018

This was immensely interesting to read, though I found myself somewhat aggravated by the passivism that ran through the writing. It's almost like a poetical treatise on humility, but what of ambition and a drive to make the world a better place? Should we all accept our station in life and never aim......more