Taoism
The catalogue includes 2 thinkers in Taoism.
How these pages are made
Each school page lists the thinkers in our catalogue who belong to this tradition (primary school or recorded affiliation). Dates, works and bios come from the same catalogue as the app. We do not write original essays about the school.
Thinkers in this tradition
- Lao Tzu601 BC – 531 BC
Lao Tzu (6th century BCE) is the legendary founder of Taoism and the reputed author of the 'Tao Te Ching'. Little is known about his life with certainty; legend holds that he departed China on a water buffalo after…
- Zhuangzi369 BC – 286 BC
Zhuangzi (c. 369–286 BC) was a Chinese philosopher, poet, and writer who is credited as the author of the eponymous foundational text of Taoism. Along with Laozi, he is considered one of the two pillars of classical…