After reading Lau-Tzu, I found connection of morality and the way in which "rulers" should govern through a "less is more" policy insightful. I imagine libertarians like his philosophy a great deal. His stance concerning desire, materialism, and power were significant and could be explored further.

Some questions we may consider(some of these came from Jacobus): What is his sense of human nature? How does he define power and how does he use it? What makes people cohere into a society? Would you want to live in that state? Why or why not? Should our current leaders in society (any sector) explore and apply his philosophy? Why? If "there is no greater disaster than desire", how does advertising make it impossible to be content? So what?

Consider this: Astin is a researcher and has been studying college students for over 30 years. In 1967 80% of students said finding a meaningful personal philosophy of life was the most important aspect of a college education. 45% said financial gain was the most important. Conversely, in 1996 80% said financial gain is most important and 45% said finding a driving personal philosophy. What might the implications of this be?