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The Myth and Math of Dao De Ching (DDC): The Mathematical Functional Analysis
WANG Tongjun
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2019.07.006
Beijing International Studies University (BISU), Beijing, China
This paper aims to reveal the myth of Dao De Ching (DDC) in terms of the mathematical functional analysis. It employs the Cartesian coordinate systems to illuminate DDC, in which varieties of core concepts are demonstrated vividly by means of one directional system, two- and three- dimension mechanisms, and polar scheme. The coordinate system clarifies complex and complicated relationships in hosts of Daoism terms, such as Dao and De, yin and yang, heaven, earth and human beings, nature, and non-being (wu) and being (you). Functional analysis is one of the most fundamental and essential devices in math, which can be applied to a truth of other fields.
DDC, Dao, De, mathematical functional analysis, Cartesian coordinate systems
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