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Daoism

Also known as Taoism, Daojia

Chinese tradition, rooted in the Daodejing and the Zhuangzi, that seeks to live in accord with the dao, the natural way, through spontaneity and non-action.

Daoism is named after the dao, the “way”. As a philosophical tradition (daojia) it looks back to the Daodejing, attributed to Laozi, and to the Zhuangzi. Both question the moral codes debated by Confucians and Mohists, and recommend following natural patterns rather than imposed rules. Daoism also developed into an organised religion (daojiao), and the two strands have long been intertwined.

Tradition
Chinese

Philosophers

Sources

  1. Chad Hansen, Daoism, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  2. Alan Chan, Laozi, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy