Abstract
Considering the complicate features of Taoism, it is necessary to define the basic notion of Tao, distinguish philosophical Taoism and religious Taoism, and classify the basic meanings of Taoist body. After a brief description of Taoism, Taoist bioethics is presented as different from bioethics inspired by other religious or philosophical traditions. The current research of bioethics confronts the challenge of moral pluralism and the reality of cultural diversity. The construction of global bioethics as an academic imagination should not overlook the impact of Taoism on bioethical issues.
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Li, Hw. (2014). Taoism. In: ten Have, H., Gordijn, B. (eds) Handbook of Global Bioethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2512-6_133
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