LIEH-TZU

LIEH-TZU
(4th century B.C.)
   Taoist philosopher and TRADITIONAL author of the Book of Lieh-tzu which argues that because life is fleeting and ends in death it is futile, therefore, HEDONISM is the only possible response.

Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.

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