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Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | Volume-3 | Issue-02
Essence of Chinese Taoist Thoughts Mirrored in Star Wars
Jin Xiaohong
Published: Feb. 28, 2015 | 173 160
DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2015.v03i02.002
Pages: 356-363
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Abstract
This essay discusses the similarities between the Taoist philosophical thoughts on “Tao” (道)and the concept of “Force”(原力)in American science fiction movies—Star Wars ( 《星球大战》 )series. Taking 81 Chapters Tao Te Ching( 《道德经》 ) for example, the author finds that the contents of nearly 30 chapters are closed related to the movies. It concludes that the cultural communication has been influencing, penetrating and interacting mutually from the angles of ontology, methodology, epistemology and practice. The assimilation of Chinese and Western culture is a stream in process of the integration of the world cultures.