Chapter 1 The Wang Bi Recension of the Laozi

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1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. The Wang Bi Recension of the Laozi 3
6. Patronage and the Transmission of the Wang Bi Commentary: Foundations for a Critical Edition 33
7. Wang Bi: “The Structure of the Laozi’s Subtle Pointers,” Laozi weizhi lüeli, a Philological Study and Translation Together with the Text 69
8. A Reconstruction and Critical Edition of the Laozi Text Used by Wang Bi; a Reconstruction and Critical Edition of Wang Bi’s Commentary on the Laozi; an Extrapolative Translation of the Laozi through Wang Bi’s Commentary; and a Translation of Wang Bi’s Commentary on the Laozi 107
9. Notes 389
10. Bibliography 499
11. Index 513