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It all started in the 6th century BCE in China. [[w:Laozi|Lao Tzu]] and his writings are considered by anarchists and the like to be at least very libertarian writings. Him and [[w:Zhuang Zhou|Zhuang Zhou]] often questioned the legitimacy of the state and believed in something called non-rule where the ruler should do as little as possible and some people consider this an Anarchist goal. |
It all started in the 6th century BCE in China. [[w:Laozi|Lao Tzu]] and his writings are considered by anarchists and the like to be at least very libertarian writings. Him and [[w:Zhuang Zhou|Zhuang Zhou]] often questioned the legitimacy of the state and believed in something called non-rule where the ruler should do as little as possible and some people consider this an Anarchist goal. |
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===Wei-Jin period=== |
===Wei-Jin period=== |
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This period also called WeiJin Metaphysics or XuanXue. |
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During the Wei-Jin period of China a new generation Taoist thinkers had Anarchist leanings as they also questioned the legitimacy of the state. They were similar to [[File:Philan.png]] [[Philosophical Anarchism]] as they questioned its morality and were pacifist. This was also the period that gave birth to [[w:Pao Ching-yen|Pao Ching-yen]] who was explicitly Anarchist and deeply critiqued states authority and power. |
During the Wei-Jin period of China a new generation Taoist thinkers had Anarchist leanings as they also questioned the legitimacy of the state. They were similar to [[File:Philan.png]] [[Philosophical Anarchism]] as they questioned its morality and were pacifist. This was also the period that gave birth to [[w:Pao Ching-yen|Pao Ching-yen]] who was explicitly Anarchist and deeply critiqued states authority and power. |
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===Modern Day=== |
===Modern Day=== |
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In the 20th and 21st century there have been some anarchists who identified as Taoists such as [[w:Liu Shifu|Liu Shifu]] and [[w:Ursula K. Le Guin|Ursula K. Le Guin]]. |
In the 20th and 21st century there have been some anarchists who identified as Taoists such as [[w:Liu Shifu|Liu Shifu]] and [[w:Ursula K. Le Guin|Ursula K. Le Guin]]. |
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