written about topics with regard to comparing and contrasting. Throughout history‚ it can be argued that the majority of successful societies have been based upon effective divisions of leadership. Accordingly‚ in their pieces of literature‚ The Tao-te Ching and The Qualities of the Prince‚ Lao-tzu and Machiavelli have sought to convey a more complete and concrete understanding of their respective definitions and duties of a ruler (leadership). The theme of political leaders and their intricate relationship
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agree in their method of selecting leaders. In "The Allegory of the Cave" by Plato‚ it is suggested that leaders be selected by a method in which only the greatest minds are allowed to be come leaders. This sentiment is paralleled in Lao Tze’s "Tao Te Ching." Both writings believe leaders should be enlightened philosophically. Plato states‚ "Whereas if they go to the administration of public affairs‚ poor and hungering after their own private advantage‚ thinking that hence they are to snatch the chief
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duel. This is an excellent choreographed‚ but non-traditional fighting scene as well. The characters both seem like they are dancing with the bamboo. In Taoist philosophy returns to the principle of allowing chi to flow without struggle‚ and thus the Tao informs the dance-like‚ rhythmic‚ and wavy qualities of the martial arts portrayed in the sequence; Buddhism philosophy identifies the bamboo as emptiness and true mind‚ thus allowing Jen Yu and Li Mu Bai to calm their mind in the forest. These principles
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beliefs. Confucianism is mainly centered around virtue and ethics as a means to an ordered society and believes that an ordered society is what people should strive for. Taoism‚ on the other hand‚ focuses on the individual life in relation to the Tao‚ or "way of nature." Both are considered philosophies and not religions and acknowledge a path that a person should follow in life. However‚ they take opposing views not only on religion and politics‚ but also on the person’s responsibilities. Confucianism
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The main scripture in Daoism is the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching). What is the history and importance of this text for the tradition? The Daodejing is believed to have been written by the legendary origin of Daoism‚ Laozi‚ who is worshipped as divine by many Daoists. According to legend described by Molloy (2013)
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are born tender and pliant; dead‚ they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.” TAO TE CHING Moynihan measures the increased level of deviance through three major categories that he feels are responsible for the change in defining deviance. Altruistic (deinstitutionalization)‚ opportunistic (alternative family structures)‚ and normalizing
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Since the beginning of time‚ man has sought to explain the world around him. This is called philosophy‚ a Greek word which means "love of wisdom." However‚ over the millennia it has come to mean much more. The philosophies of the ancient Chinese people‚ whether they explain nature or present ways to live a just life‚ became so complex that simple prose could not suitably express their meaning. Yet paradoxically‚ the simpler‚ less exact form of poetry does put forth the ideas. Nowhere is this
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devote my reading time to and to reading books that are full-course literary feasts‚ rather than printed junk food. And I find fine meals on a pauper’s budget. In the past year‚ I purchased and read affordable paperback editions of classics—the Tao Te Ching‚ The War of the Worlds‚Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea‚ among others‚ all cheaper than most magazines and eminently more deserving of your reading time and attention. I finally landed that leviathan of a novel‚ Moby-Dick‚ and was set back
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Brandy O’Neal Professor Howard Philosophy (PHIL) 1304 22 February 2015 Taoism One of the most talked about discussions in the world is religion. Across the world‚ you will find numerous religions‚ some more prominent than others and some more extreme than others. Religion is fundamental in so many places and cultures in the world today. Religion helps people understand the meaning of life or discern the origin of life. Countless people across the world invest their entire lives into their
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life. Taoism is translated into English simply as “the way or path.” Every Taoist believes the goal in life is to become one with the Tao "Taoist Beliefs". Taoism is pronounced (Dow-ism)‚ and it means path or the way. Taoism very vague and has to be experienced‚ it "refers to a power which envelops‚ surrounds and flows through all things‚ living and non-living. The Tao regulates natural processes and nourishes balance in the universe. To the Philosophical Daoist what is most real is nature. The Daoists
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