Taoism / Daoism The Chinese philosophy of Taoism (or Daoism) developed in the latter p art of the Chou Dynasty, during a period of turmoil in which it was not clear t hat Chinese civilization would survive. It re presents a naturalistic ideal of how one should live their life. The Chinese term Tao can be trans lated into English, meaning "the way." It is a philosophy which teaches t hat nature has a "way" in which it moves, and t hat people should passively accept the "way" of nature, rather than resist it. One concept re lated to this is t hat of wu-wei, which means " not doing." This means t hat people should not act unnaturally by doing things, but rather should openly accept the natural way. An emphasis is placed on the link between people and nature. Taoism teaches t hat this link lessened the need for rules and order, and leads one to a better under standing of the world. |