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submitted 4 months ago by iii@mander.xyz to c/philosophy@mander.xyz

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I'd like to learn about taoism, the teachings and their historical context.

Does anyone perhaps have a good suggestion for english language works on the subject?

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[–] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet are two books that relate to Taoism through Winnie the Pooh and Piglet. A nice start.

[–] NochMehrG@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago

I love these two!!

[–] iii@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

Not quite the historical context I expected, but I'll have a looksy. Thank you!

[–] Jaxia@startrek.website 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There is a community !taoism@lemmy.world that might be able to give you some good suggestions.

[–] iii@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

I will pose the question there too. Thanks for the suggestion.

[–] mrh@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

"The Tao is Silent" by Raymond Smullyan is a great introduction.

[–] elevenbones@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Alan Watts isn't the worst place to start either, especially if you're a total newbie.