a way of knowing how to know. The literal translation of the word is knowingness. It is an ancestor to the word Scientology. The Tao te Ching was the book on this subject written by Lao-tse (604 - 531 b.c.), in approximately 529 b.c. See also Lao-tse in this glossary.—Creation of Human Ability Glossary (app 10.7.90)