TY - JOUR
T1 - Avoiding the Trap of Parallelism
T2 - Interlocking Parallel Style in the Interpretation of Laozi 29
AU - Fech, Andrej
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the University Grants Committee (UGC), Research Grants Council (RGC), General Research Fund (GRF) in Hong Kong. The GRF project title is: “The Wenzi in the Context of Early Chinese Philosophy and Politics” (Project Number: 12611220).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the author.
PY - 2022/8/27
Y1 - 2022/8/27
N2 - The present paper deals with a specific argumentative feature found in the Laozi, namely, “interlocking parallel style” or IPS. It shows how knowledge of this structure can be helpful for the understanding and interpretation of the text. At the same time, the paper demonstrates that, in some cases, rigorously imposing IPS can be counterproductive. To this end, the paper analyses Laozi 29, the commentary to it penned by Wang Bi, as well as a close parallel in the fifth chapter of the Wenzi.
AB - The present paper deals with a specific argumentative feature found in the Laozi, namely, “interlocking parallel style” or IPS. It shows how knowledge of this structure can be helpful for the understanding and interpretation of the text. At the same time, the paper demonstrates that, in some cases, rigorously imposing IPS can be counterproductive. To this end, the paper analyses Laozi 29, the commentary to it penned by Wang Bi, as well as a close parallel in the fifth chapter of the Wenzi.
KW - Heshang Gong
KW - IPS
KW - Laozi
KW - Wang Bi
KW - Wenzi
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85138730804&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/rel13090788
DO - 10.3390/rel13090788
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2077-1444
VL - 13
JO - Religions
JF - Religions
IS - 9
M1 - 788
ER -