Zhuangzi's Critique of the Confucians (eBook)

Blinded by the Human

Kim-Chong Chong (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
210 Seiten
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-1-4384-6286-8 (ISBN)

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The Daoist Zhuangzi has often been read as a mystical philosopher. But there is another tradition, beginning with the Han dynasty historian Sima Qian, which sees him as a critic of the Confucians. Kim-chong Chong analyzes the Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi, demonstrating how Zhuangzi criticized the pre-Qin Confucians through metaphorical inversion and parody. This is indicated by the subtitle, "e;Blinded by the Human,"e; which is an inversion of the Confucian philosopher Xunzi's remark that Zhuangzi was "e;blinded by heaven and did not know the human."e; Chong compares Zhuangzi's Daoist thought to Confucianism, as exemplified by Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi. By analyzing and comparing the different implications of concepts such as "e;heaven,"e; "e;heart-mind,"e; and "e;transformation,"e; Chong shows how Zhuangzi can be said to provide the resources for a more pluralistic and liberal philosophy than the Confucians.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.10.2016
• Reihe/Serie: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
• Reihe/Serie: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
• Zusatzinfo: Total Illustrations: 0
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• ISBN-10: 1-4384-6286-7 / 1438462867
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-6286-8 / 9781438462868