Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal)
Volume 2 (1) 29 – 37, January 2021 | ISSN: 2720-9946 (Online) | ISSN: 2723-3626 (Print)
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TAOISM AND
COMPLEMENTARY REFLECTION (IBUANYIDANDA
PHILOSOPHY)
Peter Bisong Bisong ; Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross
River State, Nigeria
Abstract: This work examined the thoughts of Taoism as propounded by Lao-Tzu and
Complementary Reflection as propounded by Asouzu to discover their nexus and their point
of diversion. One basic difference between the two is that complementary reflection is not a
religion but Taoism is at once a philosophy and a religion. Notwithstanding the differences in
nuances, contents and emphasis, we discovered a striking similarity between the two thoughts
– there are geared towards complementarity. However, I believe the major weakness of
Taoism over complementary reflection surrounds the concept of Tao, which is a mysterious
unverifiable principle of integration.
Keywords: Taoism, Complementary Reflection, Ibuanyidanda, Missing Links, Tao.
pbbisong@yahoo.com
Citation: Bisong, P. B. (2021). A comparative analysis of taoism and complementary reflection
(ibuanyidanda philosophy). Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) ,
2(1), 29 – 37. DOI: 10.25273/she.v2i1.8548
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