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Study On The Political Philosophy Of Lao-tse

Posted on:2009-02-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X ShenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2166360278971255Subject:Chinese philosophy
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Taoism is one school of hundred school of thought in the pre-Qin period, and from the foundation of Taoist thought, its staple masterpiece could only be the book of Lao-tse which thought was profound and distinguishing as a prior classic works on philosophy. So Lao-tse was honoured as the Taoistic ancestor, afterwards as hierarch of Taoism.The main part discoursed in this text is political philosophy of Lao-tse. First of all, this text discoursed that the theoretical basis of Lao-tse's political philosophy was central categorise of Tao and virtue of Tao in philosophical system of Lao-tse,then the text shifted to analysis of the core proposition "governing by noninterference" in the Lao-tse's political philosophy, form its ideal end-result" social conditions of toparchy and less people ",Lastly, concerning great contribution and influence from Lao-tse's political philosophy in Chinese history, the text took the example of Han and Tang dynasty and examined concretely."Governing by noninterference" as political phylosophy embodies Lao-tse's perspective and analysis on complex and intricate relationships of all natural beings, condenses specific wisdom of our Chinese Nation. It becomes important component element of Chinese traditional culture, exerts profound influence on behaviours of personalitise and moral outlook of Chinese traditional culture, moreover influence other states in the world.
Keywords/Search Tags:Lao-tse, political philosophy, governing by noninterference, toparchy and less people
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