Laozi vs. Ursula K. Le Guin
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Laozi
579 BCE – 500 BCE
Laozi, formerly latinized as Laocius, was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Modern scholarship generally regards his biographical details as later inventions and his opus a collaboration of various writers, with the name Laozi, literally meaning 'Old Master', likely intended to portray an archaic anonymity that could converse with Confucianism. Traditional accounts addend him as Li Er, born in the 6th-century BC state of Chu during China's Spring and Autumn period.
"An in-deep introduction to Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, providing answers to the difficult and important questions about the Tao Te Ching by Yuhui Liang."
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 – 2018
Ursula K. Le Guin was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction and fantasy, including The Lathe of Heaven (1971) and the Earthsea series. Her writing explored anthropology, sociology, and politics through imaginative worldbuilding and feminist and anarchist themes.
"Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new."
Connections
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