philosophy and religion

>>33904
have you read the whole Pooh?

>>33909
I'm reading the second book now

>>33937
When you read the last chapter of the second book, will you tell me about it? It's my favorite book. Defnitely worth reading. If this thread is gone by then, please make a thread here, or if this board dies, will make one on /lit/? (and use the same image, so I will find it easily during my daily scroll)
Thanks, anon. Then I will gladly discuss taoism with you.
I would even now, but I don't know any other taoism books. Stoicism is pretty close, have you read Aurelius' Meditations?

>>33904
The tao of pooh is good for a complete beginner to the philosophy, but it's really not as deep as people make it out to be. I actually recommend some of the writings of some of the old Chinese philosophers mentioned in that book.

>>34166
Any books in particular you would recommend?

>>33981
Stoicism is only close to Taoism if you look at the philosophy espoused by Zeno of Citium and not the later post-Seneca/post-Epictetus Roman iteration.

Peter Kropotkin, in his article on Anarchism that Zeno and Lao Tzu were both the first anarchists. Aurelius would disavow that notion completely.

Proof: http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/kropotkin/britanniaanarchy.html

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Look, if you're going to study Taoism, you have to read the Tao Te Ching. And, if you can read it in the original, I recommend three different translations, because, boy, do they vary in quality.

What have you read about Taoism?

After Tao Te Ching, you have to read Master Zhung's 'Zhuangzi'.

That's as far as my knowledge goes.
I'll leave you with a story:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar_tasters

>>34267
I'm familiar with that story from the OP book. Thank you for your recommendations

>>33904
If you want a good book on religion read The God Delusion