May 29 and 30

Post date: May 30, 2012 6:34:44 PM

May 29

In class, read Taoist literature and discussed it.

Read 541-544

For the three verses of the Tao Te Ching list all the paradoxes you find and explain them.

Also list any lines you find particularly meaningful or confusing.

Read 547-549, for each anecdote explain the lesson it teaches

May 30

Journal: which philosophy do you find more appealing, Daoism or Confucianism?

Assignment: complete a Venn Diagram comparing Daoism and Confucianism in your notebook.