Daoist Classics: Wang Bi's Commentary on the Laozi

[@MadHatter42]

Thanks for sharing; I’ve begun working with Richard John Lynn’s translation of Wang Bi’s commentary on the Yijing, and this video provides a little extra perspective on Wang’s philosophical flow. His Daoist roots went deeper than I thought.

[@nikko2761]

This was a very informative overview. I just read the Richard John Lynn translation of Wang Bi's commentary. This video was a help. Thanks.

[@mikearrani3299]

You're doing God's work sharing this knowledge. As someone who can't afford to buy these books, I thank you.

[@animefurry3508]

This reminds me of Hegelian Dialectics!

[@willkamps3271]

You should dive into how eastern and western philosophies overlap and do like a compare and contrast type thing

[@MaieuticsYT]

True! I plan to in the future!

[@jonathanlochridge9462]

From this framework, would the Hunananzi also fit into the "new Daoists" or confucians who tried to encorporate the book of changes laozi, and zhuangzi as well?

[@philmcdonald6088]

be here now do no harm help others be still close eyes listen to your breathing.

[@285studios]

The emphasis on roots is a fascinating turn - could this be tied into a Deleuzian view of the rhizome? ATP seems to reject the idea of "setting down roots", comparing this reading with the D&G view of constantly generating multiplicities sounds like a potentially fascinating video essay in future :)

[@MaieuticsYT]

I'm not well versed in Deleuze at the moment but this sounds like a fantastic idea and one I will be sure to explore! There could be a Deleuzian critique of Wang Bi's causal 'root' along with a reconstruction of Dao in the view of a rhizome instead of a root-tree system, that is, so long as I have understood Deleuze correctly.

[@Selderij]

This presentation felt quite confusing and internally disconnected. Maybe it's the fast pace and the weird translation choices by Wagner.