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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
I think Lao Tzu would prefer to be called a Taoist and the Presocratics would prefer to be singled out as well (since most believed in a different Urstoff that made up everything -- from water to fire).
Anyway, thx for the info.
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I am curious, is "Urstoff" actually a term in English? I would have thought that the English language would rather adopt the Ancient Greek term or a Roman term than take it from German?