Daoist Harmony as a Chinese Philosophy and Psychology

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    Abstract

    Based on Lee’s prior research on Daoism (Lee, 2003; Lee, 2004; Lee, Han, Byron and Fan, 2008; Lee and Hu, 1993; Lee, Norasakkunkit, Liu, Zhang and Zhou, 2008), this article first introduces Laozi, Dao, De and Daoism in relation to harmony. Then, Daoist harmony is elaborated in the following areas: (1) the yin-yang oneness, (2) the way it is (natural), (3) wei-wu-wei (or nonintervention), (4) water-like characteristics, (5) love for peace, and (6) tolerance and appreciation of differences. The article concludes with a suggestion for harmony with the external world as well as with fellow human beings.

    Original languageAmerican English
    Pages (from-to)68-81
    Number of pages14
    JournalPeace and Conflict Studies
    Volume16
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Aug 1 2009

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
    • Safety Research

    Keywords

    • Chinese philosophy
    • Daoism
    • Laozi
    • harmony
    • psychology
    • yang
    • yin

    Disciplines

    • Peace and Conflict Studies

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