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CONTENTS

1. PAGE

2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   9

3. I.

   Tao in its Transcendental Aspect and in its Physical Manifestation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. II.

   Tao as a Moral Principle, or "Virtue" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. III.

   The Doctrine of Inaction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   30

6. IV.

   Lowliness and Humility ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. V.

   Government ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. VI.

   War ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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9. VII.

   Paradoxes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. VIII.

    Miscellaneous Sayings and Precepts ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    47

11. IX.

    Lao Tzŭ on Himself ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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