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Confucius Institute Talk: Lao Zi – the law governing all laws

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Dates:22 October 2019
Times:18:00 - 19:00
What is it:Talk
Organiser:School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Who is it for:University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public
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Lao Zi, the first philosopher of Chinese Daoism has shaped Chinese philosophy and is highly respected in all circles in China; he was a venerated philosopher to the Confucians; to the people he was a saint or a god and to the Daoists he was an emanation of the Dao and one of their greatest divinities.

In this public talk the speaker examines Lao Zi’s believe in the duality of human nature and argues that we are not our own as we depend on the laws governing happiness, something we all strive towards. Piñol explores Lao Zi’s Dao as it relates to human beings and the fact that happiness is within everyone’s reach.

Manuel Parreño Piñol graduated from Xiangtan University with a Master’s Degree in Chinese Philosophy, focussing on the Meaning and Value of Goodness in Lao Zi’s Philosophy.

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