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| Document Type(s): | Book Chapter |
| Book Title: | Encyclopedia of Bioethics |
| Article/Chapter Title: | Taoism |
| Author(s): | Girardot, Norman J |
| Religion(s): | Taoism |
| Publisher Name: | Macmillan |
| Place of Publication: | New York, N.Y. |
| Date of Publication: | 1979 |
| Annotation: | Girardot defines Taoism with respect to its history as a “medicinal” principle for prolonging human health and life in terms of a unitive biological and spiritual order. The historical connections between Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Chinese medicine are described along with their fundamental understanding of disease as a human-nature disequilibrium caused by ignorance of nature’s laws. The author also discusses the function of the saint-sage and the Taoist physician as healers using concepts like wu-wei (selfless motivation) and te (personal potency). |
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