Spiritual wisdom of Taoism in business : through the lens of interpretation realism in a Cisco end-to-end case study

This paper explores how the amalgamated wisdom of East and West can instigate a wisdombased renaissance of humanistic epistemology (Rooney & McKenna, 2005) to provide a platform of harmony in managing knowledge-worker productivity, one of the biggest management challenges of the 21st century (Drucker, 1999). The paper invites further discussions from the social and business research communities on the significance of "interpretation realism" technique in comprehending philosophies of Lao Tzu Confucius and Sun Tzu (Lao/Confucius/Sun] written in "Classical Chinese." This paper concludes with a call to build prudent, responsible practices in management which affects the daily lives of many (Rooney & McKenna, 2005) in today's knowledgebased economy. Interpretation Realism will be applied to an analysis of three Chinese classics of Lao/Confucius/Sun which have been embodied in the Chinese culture for over 2,500 years. Comprehending Lao/Confucius/Sun's philosophies is the first step towards understanding Classical Chinese culture. However, interpreting Chinese subtlety in language and the yin and yang circular synthesis in their mode of thinking is very different to understanding Western thought with its open communication and its linear, analytical pattern of Aristotelian/Platonic wisdom (Zuo, 2012). Furthermore, Eastern ways of communication are relatively indirect and mediatory in culture. Western ways of communication are relatively direct and litigious in culture (Goh, 2002). Furthermore, Lao/Confucius/Sun's philosophies are difficult to comprehend as there are four written Chinese formats and over 250 dialects: Pre-classical Chinese Classical Chinese Literary Chinese and modern Vernacular Chinese Because Classical Chinese is poetic, comprehension requires a mixed approach of interpretation realism combining logical reasoning behind "word splitting word occurrences", "empathetic metaphor" and "poetic appreciation of word.

Religiosity and subjective wellbeing in Christianity, Buddhism and Taoism

The relationship between three religions (Christianity, Buddhism and Taoism) and subjective wellbeing were studied. Religiosity and spirituality-religion satisfaction were significant predictors of subjective wellbeing. A new construct of religious self-esteem and a new scale of Christianity secondary control were found as useful in explaining subjective wellbeing.

The world's religions : a popular account of religions ancient and modern, including those of uncivilised races, Chaldaeans, Greeks, Egyptians, Romans : Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Mohammedanism, and a sketch of the history of Judaism and Christianity.

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Une philosophie de l’expérience : Pierre Hadot et les chapitres intérieurs du Zhuangzi

Pierre Hadot, dans Qu’est-ce que la philosophie antique? et dans Exercices spirituels et philosophie antique, propose une relecture des textes fondateurs de la philosophie occidentale afin de démontrer qu’originellement, les philosophes de l’Antiquité avaient pour but non seulement d’élaborer une systématisation rationnelle du monde, mais également de modifier concrètement, grâce à certains exercices, leur manière de vivre. Aujourd’hui, cette conception de la philosophie n’est plus privilégiée : l’aspect intellectuel à pris le dessus sur l’aspect expérientiel, ce qui incite à considérer la philosophie avant tout comme un discours rationnel et objectif. Pour cette raison, la pensée métaphorique, imagée et poétique de Zhuangzi, ne peut pour certains être considérée comme véritablement philosophique puisqu’elle ne cherche pas à élaborer une conception systématique de la réalité. Elle propose plutôt des moyens de s’ouvrir à l’expérience, grâce à certaines pratiques concrètes, afin de devenir plus sage. Ce mémoire cherchera à réhabiliter l’aspect expérientiel de la philosophie privilégié notamment par les penseurs grecs de l’antiquité, afin de démontrer la valeur proprement philosophique de l’oeuvre de Zhuangzi.

Towards a transpersonal psychology of Daoism

Daoism (Taoism) is a collection of Chinese philosophical beliefs and psychospiritual practices with a history of thousands of years, and a living community that stretches throughout East Asia. I will argue that Daoism and its corresponding texts such as those included in the Daozang provide a wealth of material regarding trans-egoic experiences (e.g., unitive absorption in the Dao), that may enhance Western psychologists’ understanding of transpersonal phenomena. Curiously, however, despite the obvious points of intersection between Daoism and transpersonal psychology (e.g., a mutual interest in phenomena typically referred to as altered states of consciousness), to date transpersonal psychologists have neglected to investigate Daoism. Indeed, the majority of published research concerning the relationships between Daoism and Western psychology has been undertaken from within the Jungian analytic and humanistic psychological movements. After reviewing this literature, I will formulate various proposals for future empirical studies that may interest transpersonal psychologists.

Camilo Pessanha e o Tao Te Ching: um capítulo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Systemic evaluation - a contribution to Swiss development research

Systemic thinking may be traced hack to several roots. Some of them can he found in Taoism, the basic concepts of which are the achievement of cosmic harmony and a well-balanced social order. Others can be found in Greek philosophy. Similarly, modern physics in its most advanced branches is now recognizing basic aspects of these same roots in a scientific guise. The more the process of research and theory building advances, the more phenomena are recognized as complex and interdependent with other phenomena. Interdisciplinary research and the constitution of new disciplines are contributing to a scientific approximation of integral reality, which is becoming more and more like the one everyone knows as prescientific. The transcendence of the narrow boundaries of positivist sciences seems to be becoming a necessity for scientific evolution. The ecological crisis of the twentieth century may itself lead to increased systemic thinking, and it is in full awareness of the fact that there are no simple solutions that the systemic evaluator tries to cope with the problems of the dynamics of social and political interventions in the Third World as a means of development co-operation..

Confucianism and Taouism.

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The dragon, image, and demon; or, The three religions of China:

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The Kan ying pien : book of rewards and punishments /

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Tai shang gan ying pian tu shuo /

On double leaves, oriental style, in 2 cases.

Hui zuan gong guo ge zhu shi lu yao : 4 juan /

Blockprint.