The Daodejing circulates
The Daodejing teaches wu wei — acting with rather than against the grain of things — and distrust of rigid control.
Humanity
115 events across three thousand years — chosen to be multi-regional and honest about uncertainty. Follow a thread to trace one capability through time, or filter by region and kind.
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Confucius teaches in Lu
Kongzi taught that social order grows from cultivated relationships, ritual propriety and moral example rather than coercion.
Zhuangzi's butterfly dream
Zhuangzi's parable — did he dream he was a butterfly, or is a butterfly dreaming it is him? — made perspective and the limits of certainty playful and profound.
Chronology
The Daodejing circulates
The Daodejing teaches wu wei — acting with rather than against the grain of things — and distrust of rigid control.
Confucius teaches in Lu
Kongzi taught that social order grows from cultivated relationships, ritual propriety and moral example rather than coercion.
Zhuangzi's butterfly dream
Zhuangzi's parable — did he dream he was a butterfly, or is a butterfly dreaming it is him? — made perspective and the limits of certainty playful and profound.