Taoism is an ancient East Asian faith based on the belief that all things in the universe are guided by a higher universal power. Taoists believe that there is a duality between all things.
There is always the black and the white, the day and the night. This philosophy says that there can exist no good without evil, and vice versa. Taoists represent this philosophy with the Yin –
Yang. In this paper, I will analyze the credibility of the views of the Yin – Yang philosophy and how it could be the ultimate simplistic way of interpreting the mechanics and properties of life, referred to as the Yin – Yang theory.
To understand the Yin – Yang theory one must first understand the essence of the philosophy behind the Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang are …show more content…
The Yin and Yang is an almost perfect simplification of all mechanics in the universe due to the fact that essentially the universe is comprised of corresponding dualities, such as day and night or matter and anti-matter.
However, it is a contextual philosophy, nothing can be analyzed with the Yin – Yang philosophy unless the context is supplied as the lack of context could easily lead to the misinterpretation of the situation. (Li 327)
The human race has been trying to find ways to describe our universe for a countless number of millennia, some turn to religion and others to science. However, there are some people who struggle to find faith in both science and religion, these people try to ask the questions, “Why are we here?” and “How do things, and people, work?” as opposed to “How are we here?” and “Why are we here?”. It is these people who turn to philosophy to find a deeper sense of connection to the universe and its happenings. The Yin - Yang philosophy is one of the van den Berg 4 main philosophies that these people analyze due to its simplicity and relevance, and this is why the Yin – Yang philosophy is one of the greatest philosophies in the history of the world so
There is always the black and the white, the day and the night. This philosophy says that there can exist no good without evil, and vice versa. Taoists represent this philosophy with the Yin –
Yang. In this paper, I will analyze the credibility of the views of the Yin – Yang philosophy and how it could be the ultimate simplistic way of interpreting the mechanics and properties of life, referred to as the Yin – Yang theory.
To understand the Yin – Yang theory one must first understand the essence of the philosophy behind the Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang are …show more content…
The Yin and Yang is an almost perfect simplification of all mechanics in the universe due to the fact that essentially the universe is comprised of corresponding dualities, such as day and night or matter and anti-matter.
However, it is a contextual philosophy, nothing can be analyzed with the Yin – Yang philosophy unless the context is supplied as the lack of context could easily lead to the misinterpretation of the situation. (Li 327)
The human race has been trying to find ways to describe our universe for a countless number of millennia, some turn to religion and others to science. However, there are some people who struggle to find faith in both science and religion, these people try to ask the questions, “Why are we here?” and “How do things, and people, work?” as opposed to “How are we here?” and “Why are we here?”. It is these people who turn to philosophy to find a deeper sense of connection to the universe and its happenings. The Yin - Yang philosophy is one of the van den Berg 4 main philosophies that these people analyze due to its simplicity and relevance, and this is why the Yin – Yang philosophy is one of the greatest philosophies in the history of the world so