The philosophy of life : : a new reading of the Zhuangzi / / by Chen Guying ; translated by Dominique Hertzer.

• Superior document: Brill's Humanities in China Library, Volume 9
• VerfasserIn: Chen, Guying,
• TeilnehmendeR: Hertzer, Dominique,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English; Chinese
• Series: Brill's humanities in China library ; Volume 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (231 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

Chen Guying, one of the leading scholars on Daoism in contemporary China, provides in his book The Philosophy of Life, A New Reading of the Zhuangzi a detailed analysis and a unique interpretation of Zhuangzi’s Inner, Outer and Miscellaneous chapters. Unlike many other Chinese scholars Chen does not focus on a philological, but on a philosophical reading of the Zhuangzi highlighting the main topics of self-cultivation, aesthetics, and epistemology. Chen’s perspectives on the Zhuangzi range from the historical background of the Warring States Period to his own personal (political) experience. Since Chen is also a specialist on Nietzsche, he elaborates Zhuangzi’s philosophy of life and the idea of regulating one’s heart by drawing a parallel to Nietzsche’s perspectivism.

Table of Contents

Preface -- 逍遥游 Xiaoyaoyou—Free and Easy Wandering: Opening the Heart and the Reconsideration of Values -- 齐物论 Qiwulun—The Equality of Things: Making the Spirit Equal and Getting Rid of Self-Centered Patterns -- 养生主 Yangshengzhu—What Matters in Nurturing Life: Expounding the Life of the Spirit -- 人间世 Renjianshi—Worldly Business among Men: The Tragic Mentality of the Intellectuals and Their Isolated Knowledge -- 德充符 Dechongfu—The Signs of the Fullness of Power: The Aesthetic Mind of the Ideal Person and the Cosmic Spirit -- 大宗师 Da Zongshi—“The Teacher Who is the Ultimate Ancestor”: The State of “Heaven and Man Form a Unity” and the Concept of “Life and Death are the Same” -- 应帝王 Yingdiwang—Responds to Emperors and Kings: Anarchism -- Introduction -- 骈拇 Pianmu—Webbed Toes: Giving Free Reign to Emotions and Following One’s Natural Disposition -- 马蹄 Madi—Horses’ Hooves: Looking for a World of Complete Virtue -- 胠箧 Quqie—Cutting Open Satchels: If You Steal a Country, You are a Lord -- 在宥 Zaiyou—Letting Be and Exercising Forbearance: Setting One’s Mind at Ease and Following One’s Nature -- 天地 Tiandi—Heaven and Earth: Purposelessness Found the Dark Pearl -- 天道 Tiandao—The Way of Heaven: The Meaning Outside the Words -- 天运 Tianyun—The Rotations of Heaven: Ceremonies and Moral Standards Adapt to the Times -- 刻意 Keyi—Ingrained Ideas: The Spirit Spreads into the Four Directions -- 缮性 Shanxing—Cultivating One’s Inner Nature: The Simultaneous Nourishment of Knowledge and Serenity -- 秋水 Qiushui—Autumn Floods: A Dialogue Between Rivers and the Sea -- 至乐 Zhile—Perfect Enjoyment: Marquis of Lu is Nourishing a Bird -- 达生 Dasheng—Full Understanding of Life: The Mental State of Arts -- 山木 Shanmu—The Tree on the Mountain: Observing Time and Pursuing Harmony -- 田子方 Tian Zifang—Perfect Beauty and Perfect Happiness -- 知北游 Zhi Bei You—The Dao Does Not Leave the Things -- Preface -- 庚桑楚 Geng Sangchu—The Innate Nature is the Substance of Life -- 徐无鬼 Xu Wugui—A Person Banished to Exile Remembers His Parents -- 则阳 Zeyang—The Ten Thousand Things Differ in Principle, but the Dao Shows No Partiality Among Them -- 外物 Wai Wu—Outer Things: Get the Idea and Forget the Words -- 寓言 Yuyan—Metaphorical Language: The Implications of the Three Words -- 让王 Rang Wang—Abdicating the Throne: The Truth of the Dao Lies in the Regulation of the Person -- 盗跖 Dao Zhi—Robber Zhi: “For the Sake of Gain They All Brought Confusion to the Truth within Them and Did Violence to Their True Form and Innate Nature” -- 说剑 Shuo Jian—Discoursing on Swords: The Feudal Lords Return to Their Former Obedience and How to Pacify the Neighbors on All Sides -- 渔夫 Yu Fu—The Old Fisherman: “By Truth I Mean Purity and Sincerity in Their Highest Degrees” -- 列御寇 Lie Yukou—“Looking On What is Deemed Necessary as Unnecessary” -- 天下 Tianxia—The World: “Inwardly a Sage and Outwardly a King”.