The Tao of Healing: Disentangling Empirical Wisdom from Philosophical Speculation in Chinese…Introduction1h ago1h ago
Forging a Pure Daoism in the Late Ming CrucibleIntroduction: An Identity Crisis in Late Ming Daoism1d ago1d ago
Brevity, Complexity, and the Spirit of SimplicityIn discussions of Buddhism and Taoism, I am periodically told that my articles are “too long” or “too wordy.” This criticism usually comes…2d ago2d ago
Brahmanization in Buddhism and the Quest for a New SynthesisBuddhism, in its original formulation by Siddhartha Gautama, presented a radical departure from the dominant Brahmanical worldview of…3d ago3d ago
How Daoism Tried to Save Itself from Shamanism:The Ming Inner Alchemy Reform Movement and Tianxian Zhengli Zhilun3d ago3d ago
Betrayal of the Founders: How Buddhism and Taoism Met the Same FateWhen we look at the origins of both Buddhism and Taoism, we find two remarkable philosophical movements born during the Axial Age — an age…4d agoA response icon14d agoA response icon1
Why Science Does Not Prove: The Role of Models in Understanding the WorldPreface: Why This Clarification Matters4d ago4d ago
The Poet and the Astronomer: Reconciling Wonder and KnowledgeThe Two Ways of Looking at the StarsNov 4Nov 4