内容简介
DaoDeJing(TheBookofLaoZi)iswindelyreadaddcelebratedasaDaoistclassic.Itisfyllformandliterallypresentedin81chapters,thetextsasawholeturnourtobesuggestive,im-plicitandsomewhatobscureinmeaning;hencetheyareoftenfoundinsoringtoventurethroughwithresponsesofappreciation,butnoteasytodigestthekeyargumentsinquesti0n,especiallysointhecaseofgeneralreaderstoday.Inordertofacilitateamorefruitfulreadingoftheclassic,anewapproachisthereforerecommendedwithdueconsiderationofthereadinghabitingenera,NewInvestigation.Thisstudyproiectisnoticeablycharacterizedby.athematicrearrangementofthe-81chaptersalongwithelaborateannotationsandrelevantcommentary.Theyareofferedasaresultofcontextualanalysisandabsorptiveincorpora-tionwithsomeoftherecentfindingsbyLao:Zischolars.AllthisisintendedtohelponeobtaincertaininsightsintothehighlightsofearlyDaoismasaphilosophy.Inadditiontothat,onemayfeelreasonablyconvenientandflexibleto-selectac-cordingtoone'sowninterestanyofthethemesortopicsavailableinthetableofcontentsconcerned,andthenfocusonitforspiritualnourishment,forexample.Allinall'theworkrevealsatronginitiativetomakeDaoDeJingmoreaccessibleandintelligibletothereaders,ofallkinds.