It’s been a while—but IIRC, The Tao Is Silent is Taoism for nerds. I encountered Taoism via the martial arts—and TTIS skips over most of the bits of Taoism I find interesting, and goes straight for the bits Raymond Smullian liked—i.e. all the nerdy bits. As I recall, my reaction was something like: yes, this is all very amusing—but heaven help anyone who is learning about Taoism from Smullian.
It’s been a while—but IIRC, The Tao Is Silent is Taoism for nerds. I encountered Taoism via the martial arts—and TTIS skips over most of the bits of Taoism I find interesting, and goes straight for the bits Raymond Smullian liked—i.e. all the nerdy bits. As I recall, my reaction was something like: yes, this is all very amusing—but heaven help anyone who is learning about Taoism from Smullian.