The Daodejing of Laozi - Softcover

Ivanhoe, P. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1889119709 ISBN 13: 9781889119700

Publisher: Seven Bridges Pr Llc, 2001

Synopsis

A Daoist classic that has had a profound influence on Chinese thought, the Laozi or Daodejing, evolved into its present form sometime around the third century BCE and continues to enjoy great popularity throughout East Asia and beyond. Philip J Ivanhoe's lucid and philosophically-minded interpretation and commentary offer fresh insights into this classic work. In the substantial introduction and numerous notes, Ivanhoe draws attention to the issues at play in the text, often relating them to contemporary philosophical discussions and directing the reader to related passages within the Daodejing and to other works of the period. The Language Appendix, unique to this edition, offers eight translations of the opening passage by well-known and influential scholars and explains, line-by-line, how each might have reached his particular interpretation.

About this title

About the Author

Philip J. Ivanhoe is Reader-Professor of Philosophy, City University of Hong Kong.

Review

Why another translation of the Daodejing? Ivanhoe manages, unlike some scholarly translators, to respect the intellectual, social, philosophic, historic, and spiritual integrity of the text and to put the text into a readable, insightful, and elegant English rendering of the most famous of the early Daoist classics. --John Berthrong, Boston University School of Theology

P. J. Ivanhoe approaches the Daodejing with great enthusiasm and love of subject, much philosophical insight, linguistic sensitivity, and philological sophistication. --Richard John Lynn, University of Toronto

Edition details

• Publisher: Seven Bridges Pr Llc
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1889119709
• ISBN 13: 9781889119700
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 125