School of the Dao
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School of the Dao is an early Daoist philosophical tradition rooted in the teachings and ideas found in texts like the Zhuangzi and the Dao De Jing, emphasizing naturalness, spontaneity, and harmony with the Dao.
All labels observed (1)
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| School of the Dao canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5957289 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: School of the Dao Context triple: [Zhuangzi, associatedWith, School of the Dao]
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The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
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B.
Book of Serenity
The Book of Serenity is a classic Chan (Zen) Buddhist koan collection, widely studied for its poetic commentaries and teachings on enlightenment.
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C.
哲学の道
哲学の道 is a picturesque stone pedestrian path along a canal in Kyoto, famous for its cherry blossoms and tranquil atmosphere that inspired its name, the “Philosopher’s Path.”
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D.
The True Doctrine
The True Doctrine is a lost anti-Christian polemical work by the 2nd-century philosopher Celsus, known today primarily through Origen’s rebuttal in Contra Celsum.
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E.
School of Mind
The School of Mind is a Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition, associated with Wang Yangming, that emphasizes the unity of knowledge and action and locates moral principle within the human mind itself.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: School of the Dao Target entity description: School of the Dao is an early Daoist philosophical tradition rooted in the teachings and ideas found in texts like the Zhuangzi and the Dao De Jing, emphasizing naturalness, spontaneity, and harmony with the Dao.
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A.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
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B.
Book of Serenity
The Book of Serenity is a classic Chan (Zen) Buddhist koan collection, widely studied for its poetic commentaries and teachings on enlightenment.
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C.
哲学の道
哲学の道 is a picturesque stone pedestrian path along a canal in Kyoto, famous for its cherry blossoms and tranquil atmosphere that inspired its name, the “Philosopher’s Path.”
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D.
The True Doctrine
The True Doctrine is a lost anti-Christian polemical work by the 2nd-century philosopher Celsus, known today primarily through Origen’s rebuttal in Contra Celsum.
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E.
School of Mind
The School of Mind is a Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition, associated with Wang Yangming, that emphasizes the unity of knowledge and action and locates moral principle within the human mind itself.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese philosophical school
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Daoist school ⓘ philosophical tradition ⓘ |
| aim |
freedom from artificial social constraints
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living in accordance with the Dao ⓘ |
| anthropologicalView | humans as part of the natural order ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
non-contention
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relativity of perspectives ⓘ return to the uncarved block ⓘ simplicity ⓘ skepticism about fixed distinctions ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Confucianism
NERFINISHED
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Legalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
Dao
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harmony with the Dao ⓘ naturalness ⓘ spontaneity ⓘ wuwei ⓘ ziran ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
alignment with the natural order
ⓘ
harmony with the Dao ⓘ naturalness ⓘ non-coercive action ⓘ spontaneity ⓘ |
| ethicalIdeal | sage ⓘ |
| hasTextualBasis |
Dao De Jing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhuangzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | classical Chinese philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese aesthetics
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Chinese literature ⓘ East Asian philosophy ⓘ later Daoist thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dao De Jing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhuangzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metaphysicalView | primacy of the Dao as the source of all things ⓘ |
| method |
paradox and metaphor in philosophical expression
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use of stories and parables ⓘ |
| period | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesTraditionWith | religious Daoism ⓘ |
| viewOnEthics | ethical life arises from harmony with the Dao ⓘ |
| viewOnKnowledge | limits of rational and discursive knowledge ⓘ |
| viewOnPolitics | minimal and non-intrusive governance ⓘ |
| viewOnSelfCultivation | cultivation through letting go and spontaneity ⓘ |
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Subject: School of the Dao Description of subject: School of the Dao is an early Daoist philosophical tradition rooted in the teachings and ideas found in texts like the Zhuangzi and the Dao De Jing, emphasizing naturalness, spontaneity, and harmony with the Dao.
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