Other Laozi Parallels in the Hanfeizi - Sino-Platonic Papers

Tae Hyun KIM, “Other Laozi Parallels in the Hanfeizi”
Sino-Platonic Papers, 199 (March 2010)
Contents
1. Historicizing the text
1-1. The cases of the Mengzi, Xunzi, and Zhuangzi
1-2. The Laozi and its text formation process
2. Two chapters of the Hanfeizi and newly excavated Laozi parallels
2-1. The question of the authorship of two chapters
2-2. The question of the date of creation
2-2-1. The date relationship among two new finds and the Jie Yu Lao
2-2-2. Two questions on the Guodian: the textual characteristics and date of
creation
2-2-3. The Mawangdui finds: the date of creation and the textual characteristics
2-2-4. What makes the Guodian and Mawangdui finds intriguing
3. Textual Characteristics of the Laozi parallels quoted in the Jie Lao and Yu Lao chapters
3-1. Table comparing characteristics of the Laozi parallels found in the Jie Lao, Yu Lao,
Mawangdui, and Guodian texts
3-2. Preliminary reflections
3-2-1. Neither from the same parallels nor by the same author
3-2-2. The meaning of the argument
3-3. Regarding the possibility of arbitrarily selected quotations and commentaries
3-3-1. Complete sections
3-3-2. Maintaining the section order of the Mawangdui parallels
3-3-3. Beginning with the 38th section of the received text
3-3-4. The case of the Yu Lao
3-3-5. Conclusion
3-4. Textual differences between the Laozi parallels of Jie Yu Lao and of Mawangdui
3-4-1. Arbitrary arrangement of sections and chapters
3-4-2. Non-existent lines in the Mawangdui
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