Continuing on the central Daoist text with guest Theodore Brooks. We explore practical vs. metaphysical interpretations of the Dao, the relation of things to their opposites, emptiness, and "straw dogs."
The post Ep. 311: Understanding the Dao De Jing (Part Two) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.On the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi (ca. 500 BCE), with guest Theodore Brooks.
We talk about the wildly different, interpretive translations of this foundational Daoist (Taoist) text, its political views, and what the Dao might actually be.
The post Ep. 311: Understanding the Dao De Jing (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.