The philosophy of life : : a new reading of the Zhuangzi / / by Chen Guying ; translated by Dominique Hertzer.
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...
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| Superior document: | Brill's Humanities in China Library, Volume 9 |
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| 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. |
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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”.