Hi Julian. Yes, I think there are. I'm not a student of Taoism/Daoism but my understanding is that Chinese, Indian and Japanese forms of Buddhism and many streams of Daoist thought emphasise a kind of 'naturalism' that is different to the eliminativist Western tradition (where the soul/psyche is seen as mortal and separate from the body/world), and many Indigenous cosmologies which emaphasise another spirit 'realm' beyond this world.
There is less emphasis on a transcendental nirvāna and more on the idea of the pursuit of everlasting life on earth, with immortals dwelling in the high mountains, for instance.
There is no super-natural in this sense then. But how much this pursuit of everlasting life extends beyond humans though I don't know.
Many Chinese philosophies are almost anti-metaphysical, having no real concern for questions of creation or 'after' life. Confucianism especially.
There will be people who read this who have much more insight into the Dao and other Asian beliefs than I do, though, so hopefully they can shed more light on this.
Hi Julian. Yes, I think there are. I'm not a student of Taoism/Daoism but my understanding is that Chinese, Indian and Japanese forms of Buddhism and many streams of Daoist thought emphasise a kind of 'naturalism' that is different to the eliminativist Western tradition (where the soul/psyche is seen as mortal and separate from the body/world), and many Indigenous cosmologies which emaphasise another spirit 'realm' beyond this world.
There is less emphasis on a transcendental nirvāna and more on the idea of the pursuit of everlasting life on earth, with immortals dwelling in the high mountains, for instance.
There is no super-natural in this sense then. But how much this pursuit of everlasting life extends beyond humans though I don't know.
Many Chinese philosophies are almost anti-metaphysical, having no real concern for questions of creation or 'after' life. Confucianism especially.
There will be people who read this who have much more insight into the Dao and other Asian beliefs than I do, though, so hopefully they can shed more light on this.
Does the Virtual have a connection to Taoism?
I read the short series with great interest. Thank you for that!
Best Greetings from Germany,
Julian
Sorry, the meaning of the virutual and the core of process philosophy. I will have to read🤓
Interesting, but quit hard to grasp the meaning of both process philosophy and