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thirteenth century that the world appealed from 

 Platonists and Aristotelians to Plato and Aristotle, 

 and discovered that the divergent streams flowed 

 from neighbouring springs. Such an appeal, it is 

 to be feared, is hardly possible in the case of Lao- 

 Tzu and Confucius, especially as the authenticity 

 of the " Tao-Te-Ching " is still in controversy among 

 Sinologues. 



