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Religious Daoism has reconciled itself with philosophical Daoism by claiming its purpose as "cultivating this special epistemic ability, obediently following teachers and traditions. The philosophical strain's emphasis on natural spontaneity, freedom and egalitarianism, leads them to favor political anarchy." (Hansen, 3) as a result, while Religious Dao tends to views itself as a complement to the philosophical doctrine, philosophical Dao rejects such a relationship. Instead, there is a perception in the relativist worldview that religion, or any such social organization designed to pigeonhole the purposes of Dao's questions or parables, is in fact a subversion of its most important values. However, we are at least reconciled in our own distance from the faith aspects of Dao's observance. Instead, we find that when taken together, the core elements of Daoism bear great relevance to our understanding of Buddhist spiritual traditions just as they do to our understanding of eastern philosophical impulses.
To the point, philosophical Daoism does encompass quite a range of perspectives, among the most accepted and established forms, "nihilism, relativism, skepticism, intuitionism, mysticism, primitivism, value contrarianism and naturalist...
Rather, each is a perspective tailored to a particular circumstance, goal or relationship. These, like any element of the Dao, are philosophically designed as options to the observer, each potentially applicable to an appropriate purpose. This pragmatism is what makes the Dao so unique and so fertile for the continued discourse over the just applicability of its doctrines. In its proposition of offering 'the Way' to its observers, the Dao is remarkably free from prejudice on exactly which direction this 'way' will lead.
Works Cited:
Brooks, P. (1997) Taoism: Growth of a Religion. Stanford Hansen, C. (2003) Taoism (Daoism). Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Online at < http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/taoism/>
Miller, J. (2001). Envisioning the Daoist Body in the Economy of Cosmic Power. Daedalus, 130.
OCRT. (1998). Taoism (a.K.A. Daoism). Religious Tolerance. Online at http://www.religioustolerance.org/taoism.htm>
Pregadio, F.. (1996). The TAOIST CANON (DAOZANG). Kenyon College. Online at http://www2.kenyon.edu/depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln270/Daozang.htm.
Works Cited:
Brooks, P. (1997) Taoism: Growth of a Religion. Stanford Hansen, C. (2003) Taoism (Daoism). Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Online at < http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/taoism/>
Miller, J. (2001). Envisioning the Daoist Body in the Economy of Cosmic Power. Daedalus, 130.
OCRT. (1998). Taoism (a.K.A. Daoism). Religious Tolerance. Online at http://www.religioustolerance.org/taoism.htm>
Pregadio, F.. (1996). The TAOIST CANON (DAOZANG). Kenyon College. Online at http://www2.kenyon.edu/depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln270/Daozang.htm.
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