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Essay / Feminist Principles - 1054
IntroductionAccording to Lao Tzu, human life is the practice of the laws of naturalism or the Way, as opposed to the rules that culture detects. In other words, Lao Tzu asserts that language is an artificial belief that should be false, knowing that it does not embody the naturalistic goal toward the Tao. Additionally, he suggests that the Tao Te Ching focuses more on philosophy than religion since the Tao reveals the essence of nature and has little to do with God and rituals. One of his theoretical explanations regarding the Tao is the concept of Yin and Yang. He uses Yin as a woman to mean passive and patient while Yang as a man means action and stubbornness. The two are opposed to each other and interdependent (Kuo 2004: 31). Lao Tzu considers women to be the mothers of all things. Furthermore, he proposes that men are characterized as superior and dominant and, therefore, society does not value women's teachings in humanism (Kuo, 2004, p. 35). In this perspective, the Tao Te Ching gives birth to the virtue of feminine principles. This vision of the Tao teaches the principles of philosophy; moreover, it regulates the natural balance of the universe (Le Guin 2009: 126). The purpose of this essay is to justify the reasoning of feminist philosophy of science based on the idea that Tao exalts practices of female rather than male superiority. Explanation One of his passages, The Mysterious Woman, emphasizes the vision of feminine virtues. In this passage, he proclaims that the Tao is feminine. He uses the valley to express the feminine and the door to express the woman's belly (Legge, 1994). The passage states that inside a woman's womb is an embryo. In other words, woman is the...... middle of article...... the essay provides the understanding of feminist principles of science, namely focusing on the Yin symbol, as well as on the symbolism and articulation of the philosophical content of the Tao. These passages provide a significant indication that feminism is ultimately an essential and key part of the Way. It also indicates that women are the supreme creation of the Tao. Even though Yang is necessary for the implication of nature and balance; it does not take into account the creation of nature and balance. Tao also focuses on the idea that a weakness represents a strong strength. In other words, water, even weak, is ultimately strong since it can triumph over rocks. This symbolic explanation advocates an understanding of the representation of feminine strength. Accordingly, Tao practices according to the principles of feminine enlightenment philosophy..