Daoist Scientific Thought: An Overview

Author: Gai Jianmin
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The book takes the relationship between Taoism and ancient scientific thought as its main theme, dividing it into eight topics: Taoist astronomical thought, Taoist divination and traditional mathematical thought, Taoist physical thought, Taoist external alchemy and the Yellow and White Arts, and ancient architectural thought, as well as Taoist scientific thinking methods. It consists of nine chapters plus an introduction, totaling ten chapters. The work is compiled with effort in three aspects: reconstructing surface historical facts, interpreting deep meanings, and providing an overall systematic analysis. It strives for new breakthroughs in historical research and innovation in ideological refinement.