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Laozi can be argued to be one of the most influential figures in Chinese History. His life reflects the ambiguity of his philosophy—mysterious and contradictory. Questions asked about the Daodejing, the Taoist script attributed to Laozi, also lead to doubts over the actual existence of Laozi himself. However, despite the uncertaintly of Laozi’s existence as a physical being, his deification as a worshiped figure in China parallels similar global religious figures which emerged during Karl Jasper’s “axial age”(99). As a philosopher, or deity, Laozi continues to contribute to philosophical thought, and religious worship in modern days. | Laozi can be argued to be one of the most influential figures in Chinese History. His life reflects the ambiguity of his philosophy—mysterious and contradictory. Questions asked about the Daodejing, the Taoist script attributed to Laozi, also lead to doubts over the actual existence of Laozi himself. However, despite the uncertaintly of Laozi’s existence as a physical being, his deification as a worshiped figure in China parallels similar global religious figures which emerged during Karl Jasper’s “axial age”(99). As a philosopher, or deity, Laozi continues to contribute to philosophical thought, and religious worship in modern days. | ||
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Laozi
Laozi can be argued to be one of the most influential figures in Chinese History. His life reflects the ambiguity of his philosophy—mysterious and contradictory. Questions asked about the Daodejing, the Taoist script attributed to Laozi, also lead to doubts over the actual existence of Laozi himself. However, despite the uncertaintly of Laozi’s existence as a physical being, his deification as a worshiped figure in China parallels similar global religious figures which emerged during Karl Jasper’s “axial age”(99). As a philosopher, or deity, Laozi continues to contribute to philosophical thought, and religious worship in modern days.
File:Presentation Laozi.pptx -Nice job with the presentation yesterday. --Tcrale 00:17, 11 October 2012 (UTC)