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Unknowable Dao

30 Phil, Chapter 4, Laozi, Touchstone 12: Unknowable Dao. The “unknowable Dao” is the skeptical belief that the true nature of reality is unknowable. The Unknowable Dao is a mysterious universal reality that transcends both language and thought; it encapsulates the ultimate reality and its inherent natural order. It’s the idea that the Dao cannot […]

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Yin and Yang

30 Phil, Chapter 4, Laozi, Touchstone 11: Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang represents the dualistic nature of reality and the energies that constitute it. It is opposite yet complementary forces striving for dynamic equilibrium, symbolizing balance, harmony, and the interplay of light and dark, active and passive, male and female. This harmony is crucial

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Laozi (604-517 BCE)

105 Generations Ago 30 Phil, Chapter 4: Laozi and Daoist Philosophy The life of Laozi is shrouded in mystery, but he is the first philosopher in “30 Philosophers” that attempts to construct a precise biography. The Spring and Autumn Period of China spanned nearly three centuries starting in 770 BCE, and Laozi lived about in the

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