The contemporary interpretation of Laozi's thoughts on War and Peace

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10.2991/hsmet-18.2018.29How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Lao Tzu; war concept; world peace; strategy and tactics; waterway

Abstract

The Five Thousand Words of the Tao Te Ching contain Laozi’s concept of war and peace in the world. He believes that as long as the country “does not take the military as its strength to master the world”, war can be avoided. In addition, Laozi believes that seeking peace in the world is the way for countries to coexist harmoniously. He also holds the point of view that the tactics is the key for winning the victory, and “doing nothing” is important, which means that letting nature to take its course is the key step toward dominating the world. Defense is more important than attack, and this is how his philosophical thought of “inaction” be applied in military.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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