Daoism and dialogism: A dialogue between China and the West

Authors

Xiaodi Zhou, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-25-2019

Abstract

In this paper, I explore Chinese Daoist theoretical connections with modern conceptions of dialogue and Western theories of psychology (Murase, 2008). I investigate and compare these lines of Western thinking (Strang, 2004) with classical Chinese thought (Zhang & Chen, 2009), noting the complexities in each. I discuss and disseminate how the Daoist principle of yin yang may be related to the dialogic understandings of Bakhtin (1981, 1984a, 1986, 1990, 1993). I also contend that the Western field of psychology, particularly the work of Carl Jung (2014), has incorporated Daoist principles of yin yang in its conception and practice. I argue that present Western thought in general may have connections with Chinese Daoist thinking in conceiving of a reality that is in dynamic and in flux.

Comments

Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.1177/1354067X19845072

Recommended Citation

Zhou, X. (2019). Daoism and dialogism: A dialogue between China and the West. Culture & Psychology, 25(4), 517-543. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354067X19845072

Publication Title

Culture & Psychology

DOI

10.1177/1354067X19845072