Taoism for Beginners: A Guide to Balanced Living.
Tokyo; Rutland, Vermont; and Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, 2020.
Book Information: Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.
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Wikipedia Articles:
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
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In Our Time:
- Melvyn Bragg, Tim Barrett, Martin Palmer, Hilde De Weerdt, "Daoism," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 16 December 2010.
- Professor T H Barrett, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London. ~~~~~~~~~~
- Martin Palmer (b. 1953), Wikipedia.
- Martin Palmer, wordpress.com.
- Martin Palmer, Sacred Land. ~~~~~~~~~~
- Hilde De Weerdt, Professor of Chinese History, Leiden University.
- Hilde De Weerdt, X / Twitter.
- Melvyn Bragg, Christopher Cullen, Carol Michaelson, Roel Sterckx, "The Han Synthesis," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 14 October 2004.
- Qin dynasty (221–207 BC).
- Chu–Han contention (206–202 BC).
- Han dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD).
- Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD).
- Eastern Han (25–220 AD).
- Society and culture of the Han dynasty.
- Society and culture of the Han dynasty: Education, literature, and philosophy. ~~~~~~~~~~
- Chinese philosophy.
- Hundred Schools of Thought, flourished from the 6th century BC to 221 BC. Six major philosophical schools of the Hundred Schools:
- Confucianism.
- Legalism (Chinese philosophy).
- Taoism / Taoist philosophy.
- Mohism.
- School of Yin Yang.
- School of Names.
- Christopher Cullen (b. 1946), Wikipedia.
- Professor Christopher Cullen, Emeritus Director, Needham Research Institute, Cambridge. ~~~~~~~~~~
- Carol Michaelson, British Museum.
- Carol Michaelson, LinkedIn. ~~~~~~~~~~
- Roel Sterckx (b. 1969), Wikipedia.
- Professor Roel Sterckx FBA, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge.
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This is the first book on Taoism I have read (aside from the Tao Te Ching) so I can't compare it to other notable introductions such as those by Alan Watts and Hans-Georg Moeller. I was prompted to seek out an introductory book on Taoism because I found the Tao Te Ching somewhat baffling on first reading (see my forthcoming post on Tao Te Ching for various editions; the version I first read is very terse and without any explanatory notes or commentary, which I think is not appropriate for beginners; other translations of Tao Te Ching contain more commentary and interpretative renditions).
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