A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TAOISM AND COMPLEMENTARY REFLECTION (IBUANYIDANDA PHILOSOPHY)

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  • Peter Bisong Bisong Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25273/she.v2i1.8548

Keywords:

Taoism, Complementary Reflection, Ibuanyidanda, Missing Links, Tao.

Abstract

This work examined the thoughts of Taoism as propounded by Lao-Tzu and Complementary Reflection as propounded by Asouzu to discover their nexus and their point of diversion. One basic difference between the two is that complementary reflection is not a religion but Taoism is at once a philosophy and a religion. Notwithstanding the differences in nuances, contents and emphasis, we discovered a striking similarity between the two thoughts – there are geared towards complementarity. However, I believe the major weakness of Taoism over complementary reflection surrounds the concept of Tao, which is a mysterious unverifiable principle of integration.

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2021-01-31

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021)

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