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Silencioso Tao
Much more than a book on Chinese philosophy, THE TAO IS SILENT is a series of ideas inspired by Taoism that treats a wide variety of subjects about life in general. Readers will be charmed and inspired by this witty, sophisticated, yet deeply religious author, whether he is discussing gardening, dogs, the art of napping, or computers who dream that they're human.
Paperback, 0 pages
Published
September 28th 1998
by Libros de la Liebre de Marzo
(first published June 1st 1977)
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Πολλές φορές δεν είναι ένα βιβλίο αυτό καθ'αυτό, το τι γράφει δηλαδή, που σου μένει στο μυάλο, που το κάνει ιδιαίτερο για σένα. Το πώς έμαθες για την ύπαρξη του, με ποια άτομα το έχεις συνδέσει, ο τρόπος γραφής αντι του περιεχομένου, ακόμα και το αν συμπάθησες ή ακόμα και θαύμασες τον συγγραφέα, παίζουν πολύ σημαντικό ρόλο στην εντύπωση που θα σχηματίσεις για αυτό. Μπορεί ακόμα και να κάνουν τη διαφορά ανάμεσα στο αν θα σου μείνει κατα κάποιον τρόπο, αν θα κουλουριαστεί σε κάποια φρέσκια νευρική...more
Pradėdamas skaityti, tikrai nesitikėjau, kad vakarietis gali taip įtaigiai pasakoti apie Dao. Kažkada jau nudegiau pirštus skaitydamas The Te of Piglet (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89...), todėl labai atsargiai imuosi panašių knygų ir vengiu komentarų, skaitydamas Dao De Jing ar Zhuangzi. Bet Smullianas pakeitė mano nuomonę. Jis - matematinės logikos specialistas, parašęs ne vieną šios srities knygą, pianistas. Atrodytų, logika turėtų trukdyti pasiekti tokios sąvokos kaip Dao esmę, bent t...more
"The Tao Is Silent" is a remarkable little book about Taoism, Zen, and Eastern philosophy/religion. Smullyan writes with a very light touch- most of the essays are wry and amusing, and his fundamentally playful approach to his subjects makes the book and easy read. I was first introduced to Smullyan when I read Hofstadter and Dennett's "The Mind's I", which contained one of the essays in this book ("Is God a Taoist?") So it's not surprising that Smullyan frequently speculates about the nature of...more
I loved this book! I will go back to it many times.
It is delightfully humorous with witty dialogues created between characters. Each full of mind opening insight in the very simplest forms all while leaving you with your own interpretation.
A lot of books about the Tao are quite elaborate and though the Tao can never really be explained no matter what book you read this book brought it into perspective more than any other.
We are often over thinking everything. When we stop seeking and over thi...more
It is delightfully humorous with witty dialogues created between characters. Each full of mind opening insight in the very simplest forms all while leaving you with your own interpretation.
A lot of books about the Tao are quite elaborate and though the Tao can never really be explained no matter what book you read this book brought it into perspective more than any other.
We are often over thinking everything. When we stop seeking and over thi...more
Raymond Smullyan. He's wonderful, delightful, witty, etc. Even when I disagree with him I'm amused. A marvelous writer who should be more well read.
Raymond Smullyan is my Logician Dumbledore. I own and read every book of his I can get my hands on. Which is well over a dozen.
This charming book is exactly what you might expect of a logician writing about the Dao.
Dec 05, 2008
Sam
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Recommends it for:
people interested in religion/spirituality
Recommended to Sam by:
assigned for a religion class
This is book and this authors writing style is exactly why I love Taoism.
Really enjoyed this book on Taoism.
Paradox of consciousness, blah blah blah.
Right up there with the Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet. As essential as the Tao Te Ching. A great commentary on Taoist philosophy for modern Westerners.
The Tao Is Silent is great small book. I just swallowed it over the weekend. A mathematician Raymond Smullyan tells us about his own perception of Tao from the point of view of analytical philosophy. It is not as scary as it sounds , because fortunately (for me at least) he does not go beyond Aristotelian logic in his formal analysis :) and fills the book with good humor and many hillarious stories from both Tao's books and his own life.
At first I was mildly irritated by his attitude, but once I kind of caught on to what he was on about and became familiar with him, recognizing how he could say things that would be a little arrogant in anyone else but were completely not so in him, I couldn't help but be charmed. So much of this book is so right on that I forgive the small parts here and there where he caves.
A wonderful book about Taoism by an American mathematician best known for his books of logic puzzles. Unlike any god, the Tao is silent, so it can never contradict itself. The Tao does not get angry or have a plan to judge the world. The Tao is empty, and because it is empty it is useful. One of the few books I regularly reread.
Dec 04, 2007
Ryan
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A re-read for me (kind of annoying that goodreads won't let you have a book simultaneously in your "Read" and "Currently Reading" categories) and just as good the... I guess 4th time now. Originally lent to me by Sandra Mihordea, a high school sweet heart and current friend.
Feb 13, 2010
Andreas
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I loved it. A very clever little book on Taoism. Smullyan playfully dissects the finer points of taoistic philosophy in a a very down-to-earth readable way.
Excellent intra-level discourse around the paradox of consciousness and how its treated in Eastern vs. Western thought.
A Western mathematician describes, in simple humorous English, the Taoist Way of life. It's funny because it's true.
If you follow you lead. And if you lead you follow. And if you are inbetween you both lead and follow.
A logical, hilarious, and honest analysis of how to think about existence.
Not a great writer, but wise and funny.
Mar 02, 2007
Matt
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If Taoism is old hat for you, Smullyan just might give you some new insights.
Als ich es las, konnte ich es nicht weglegen, weil ich alle Gedanken, die es erzählt, kennen wollte, aber je näher ich der letzten Seite kam, desto trauriger wurde ich, bald nichts mehr zu lesen zu haben.
Taoismus, wie er in diesem Buch erklärt wird, ist eine der schönsten (und genau dieses Wort meine ich!!) Philosophien/Religionen, die ich kennengelernt habe. Es ist nach wie vor eines der wichtigsten Bücher für mich.
Taoismus, wie er in diesem Buch erklärt wird, ist eine der schönsten (und genau dieses Wort meine ich!!) Philosophien/Religionen, die ich kennengelernt habe. Es ist nach wie vor eines der wichtigsten Bücher für mich.
One of the few descriptions of Tao that is concrete enough for my western mind to grasp. Smullyan doesn't answer the questions, but at least I know what the questions are, now.
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