Taoist philosophy

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Taoist philosophy (Chinese: 道家; pinyin: Dàojiā; lit. 'Tao school'), also known as Taology or philosophical Taoism (to distinguish it from religious Taoism) is a set of various philosophical currents of Taoism, a tradition of Chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the Dào (Chinese: 道; lit. 'the Way', also romanized as Tao). The Dào is a mysterious and deep principle that is the source, pattern and substance of the entire universe. Since the initial stages of Taoist thought, there have been varying schools of Taoist philosophy and they have drawn from and interacted with other philosophical traditions such as Confucianism and Buddhism. Taoism differs from Confucianism in putting more emphasis on physical and spiritual cultivation and less emphasis on political and human-centered organization. Throughout its history, Taoist philosophy has emphasised concepts like wúwéi ("effortless action"), zìrán (lit. 'self-so', "natural authenticity"), qì ("spirit"), wú ("non-being"), wújí...

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