166 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
This book offers a different understanding of nature by investigating the concept of ziran 自然 in the early Daoist texts that lay a metaphysical foundation for Daoism, Daoist environmentalism, and ecofeminism.
Revealing the Daoist ziran as a peaceful and harmonious way of living and its inspiration of profound wisdom for mankind, who are now deep in the modern crisis, the book examines... Read more
1. Introduction
2 The Ziran of Dao: The Root-Source Meaning of Dao in Light of Being (you 有) and Non-being (wu 無)
3. The Ziran of Dao: The Practice of Dao
4. The Ziran of the Myriad Things: The Spontaneity of Things
5. The Ziran of Humans – On Human Freedom
6. Daoist Ecofeminism as a New Democracy
7. Conclusion: A Daoist Response to the Climate Crisis
Biography
Jing Liu is Associate Professor at the School of Philosophy and Social Development at Shandong University, China.
