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In Defense of Non-Striving: On the Most Fundamental Misreading of Wu Wei and the Dao

2026-05-04ZenodoEnglishFoundations of Philosophy

Summary

A defense of wu wei: whether in historical commentaries or modern discourse, wu wei is routinely misread as passivity, retreat, or inaction. This book-length work traces that to a single structural misreading.

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Original URLs: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20015662

Citation: Hu-Yang, Qingyun. “In Defense of Non-Striving: On the Most Fundamental Misreading of Wu Wei and the Dao.” 2026-05-04. harmondeg.org archive page a63.