About This Book
Dating for around 300 BC, this is an early work of the Chinese school of philosophy called Taoism. It offers a complete view of the cosmos and how human beings should respond to it. It has mystical insight into the nature of things and forms a basis for a humane morality and political utopia.
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2h 57m
slow reader
180 WPM
2h 8m
average reader
250 WPM
1h 31m
fast reader
350 WPM
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