Tao: The Chinese Philosophy Of Time And Change
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
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At the confluence of art, cosmology, and spiritual wisdom lies Taoism — one of China's most ancient and enduring philosophical traditions — and Tao: The Chinese Philosophy of Time and Change presents this profound worldview with rare clarity and visual richness. Philip Rawson and Laszlo Legeza guide the reader through the core principles of Taoist thought, including the dynamic interplay of yin and yang, the cyclical nature of time, and the ceaseless flow of change that underlies all existence, illustrated throughout by 198 carefully selected images drawn from centuries of Chinese art and iconography. The work argues that Taoism is not merely an abstract doctrine but a living visual language, one that permeates Chinese painting, sculpture, ritual objects, and cosmological diagrams in ways that Western traditions have long overlooked. Rawson, a distinguished scholar of Asian art, brings an art-historical eye to the subject, while Legeza's expertise in Taoist symbolism lends the text an authoritative depth rarely found in introductory works. Together, they construct a compelling case that to understand Chinese civilisation — its aesthetics, its medicine, its metaphysics — one must first reckon with the Tao. A beautifully produced volume that rewards both the casual reader and the serious scholar, it leaves one wondering how much of the invisible world still awaits discovery.
Author: Philip Rawson And Laszlo Legeza
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the confluence of art, cosmology, and spiritual wisdom lies Taoism — one of China's most ancient and enduring philosophical traditions — and Tao: The Chinese Philosophy of Time and Change presents this profound worldview with rare clarity and visual richness. Philip Rawson and Laszlo Legeza guide the reader through the core principles of Taoist thought, including the dynamic interplay of yin and yang, the cyclical nature of time, and the ceaseless flow of change that underlies all existence, illustrated throughout by 198 carefully selected images drawn from centuries of Chinese art and iconography. The work argues that Taoism is not merely an abstract doctrine but a living visual language, one that permeates Chinese painting, sculpture, ritual objects, and cosmological diagrams in ways that Western traditions have long overlooked. Rawson, a distinguished scholar of Asian art, brings an art-historical eye to the subject, while Legeza's expertise in Taoist symbolism lends the text an authoritative depth rarely found in introductory works. Together, they construct a compelling case that to understand Chinese civilisation — its aesthetics, its medicine, its metaphysics — one must first reckon with the Tao. A beautifully produced volume that rewards both the casual reader and the serious scholar, it leaves one wondering how much of the invisible world still awaits discovery.