Daoist Ecology

Author: Yue Guo'ai
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This is a scholarly monograph that comprehensively discusses Taoist ecological thought and attempts to establish a "Taoist Ecology" system. The essence of Taoism, which holds that heaven, earth, all things, and humans share the same origin, structure, and Dao-nature, forms the natural philosophical foundation of Taoist Ecology. The Taoist concepts of "unity between heaven and humanity," "heaven as father and earth as mother," and "the Dao follows nature" are the fundamental theoretical elements of Taoist Ecology. Taoism proposes a moral cognition of "benevolence toward all things," advocates a moral sentiment of "valuing life in the immortal path," and establishes a moral principle of "abiding by the Dao and acting accordingly," forming a Taoist ecological ethics centered on universal life. From these three levels, it not only reveals the rich resources of ecological thought needed today but also presents green lifestyles that can be chosen today.