Argues that Daoism and dandyism, linked by likeminded philosophies of “carefree wandering,” deconstruct the puritanism and political correctness sought by Confucianism, Victorianism, and contemporary neoliberal culture.

A clear translation and helpful explanations illuminate this ancient classic of self-cultivation for a modern audience.

Reevaluates Western and Chinese philosophical traditions to question the boundaries of entrenched conceptual frameworks.

Examines the intersections between forgetting and remembering in classical Chinese civilization.

A complete translation and analysis of "All Things Flow into Form" (Fan wu liu xing), a recently discovered manuscript from the Warring States period (481–221 BCE).

Addresses the question of China's rise and what it portends for the future.

Presents the most important portrayals of the Daoist master Yang Zhu throughout Chinese history, from the Warring States period until today.

The ancient concept of spontaneous self-causation (ziran) from Daoism opens a path to understanding human action as self-organizing, attention as effortless, and art as somatic.

Brings early Daoist writings into conversation with contemporary contemplative studies.

Investigates the cosmological and metaphysical thought in the Zhuangzi from the perspective of nothingness.

Provides a new perspective on important linguistic issues in philosophical and religious Daoism through the comparative lens of twentieth-century European philosophies of language.

Looks at the Daoist Zhuangzi's critique of Confucianism.

Challenges standard views of the origins of the Daodejing, revealing the work’s roots in a tradition of physical cultivation.

An overview of Daoist texts on passive meditation from the Latter Han through Tang periods.

A gender-critical consideration of women and religion in Chinese traditions from medieval to modern times.

An anthology of English translations of primary texts of the Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) school of Daoism.

Discusses the notion of a spiritual master and looks at examples in a variety of world religions.

A unique translation of and commentary on the Laozi, based on the oldest edition of the work.

New attention and fresh perspectives on the classic, but neglected, text of Daoism, the Liezi.

A work of and about comparative philosophy that stresses the importance of language in intercultural endeavors.

Explores the religion developed by the Quanzhen Taoists, who sought to cultivate the mind not only through seated meditation, but also throughout the daily activities of life.

A new reading of Daoism, arguing that it originated in a particular textual tradition distinct from Confucianism and other philosophical traditions of early China.

Argues that the environmental crisis is symptomatic of much deeper crises in modern civilization.

Presenting the commentary of the third-century sage Wang Bi, this book provides a Chinese way of reading the Daodejing, one which will surprise Western readers.

A systematic study of Wang Bi's (226-249) commentary on the Laozi, this book provides the first systematic study of a Chinese commentator's scholarly craft and introduces a highly sophisticated Chinese way of reading the Taoist classic, one that differs greatly from Western interpretations.

The Huainanzi has in recent years been recognized by scholars as one of the seminal works of Chinese thought at the beginning of the imperial era, a summary of the full flowering of early Taoist philosophy. ...