Wisdom of the Daoist Masters

<p>Wisdom of the Daoist Masters, offers us the works of the most ancient philosophers of Taoism: Lao Zi (Lao Tse), Lie Zi (Lieh Tzu) and Zhuang Zhou (Chuang Tzu).</p><p>This edition is based on the translation of <em>L��on Wieger</em>, who was a French physician who became a Jesuit and went to China as a missionary. There he focused on the study of the Chinese culture and language, making important contributions in the field of Chinese folklore and philosophies.</p><p>This book introduces us to Taoist thought, by the hand of Wieger, whose notes and comments are a great help for the understanding of it.</p><p>This edition is a complete translation into English of <em>Les p��res du syst��me taoiste</em>. The only important modification is that the romanization system used by Wieger (EFEO), which has fallen into disuse, has been replaced by the romanization system used today: Hanyu Pinyin.</p>