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Epistemology and Ethics in Zhuangzi

Philosophies, 2021
On a prima facia reading, Zhuangzi seems to endorse some form of skepticism or relativism. This seems at odds with Zhuangzi as one of the two main sources of classical Daoism, considering the ideals of virtue and self-development promoted by that ...
S. Evan Kreider
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No Peace for the Wicked? Immorality Is Thought to Disrupt Intrapersonal Harmony, Impeding Positive Psychological States and Happiness

Cognitive Science, Volume 47, Issue 11, November 2023., 2023
Abstract Why do people think that someone living a morally bad life is less happy than someone living a good life? One possibility is that judging whether someone is happy involves not only attributing positive psychological states (i.e., lots of pleasant emotions, few unpleasant emotions, and satisfaction with life) but also forming an evaluative ...
Michael M. Prinzing, Barbara L. Fredrickson   +1 more
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Value Pluralism and the Challenge of Normativity in the Zhuangzi

Journal of World Philosophies, 2017
Kim-chong Chong’s 2016 book on the Zhuangzi balances the textual and historical approaches with conceptual and contemporary philosophical concerns. The focus on the early Confucian context and the philosophy of value pluralism, as well as the analysis of
Mark L. Farrugia
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Open‐mindedness and ajar‐mindedness in history of philosophy

Metaphilosophy, Volume 54, Issue 2-3, Page 208-222, April 2023., 2023
Abstract There was once a princess called Sophia, whose philosophy museum was superior. But most of the stores became locked behind doors, which led to collective amnesia. Then along came a band of ajar‐minders, who decided to issue reminders of the treasures inside that hadn't yet died, and opened the doors to all finders.
Michael Beaney
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ZHUANGZI ESTETINĖS MINTIES INTERPRETACIJA XU FUGUANO DARBUOSE: KELETAS LYGINAMOSIOS PRIEIGOS KEBLUMŲ

Problemos, 2017
Straipsnyje aptariama, kaip Xu Fuguan interpretuoja keletą pagrindinių Zuangzi estetinės minties sąvokų. Xu nuomone, Zhuangzi estetinė mintis susijusi su estetiniu žmogaus gyvenimo būdu, kur grožis taikomas dao sričiai, kurioje žmonės gali išlaisvinti ...
Téa Sernelj
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Debate with zhuangzi [PDF]

Pragmatics. Quarterly Publication of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA), 2022
This study deals with the use of expository questions as discourse strategy inZhuangzi(4thc. B.C.), a foundational text of Daoism. We treat this particular type of non-information-seeking questions (e.g. “Why?Because…”) as a manifestation of conversational monologues, which are themselves fictive kinds of interactions between the original writer and ...
Mingjian Xiang, Esther Pascual
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Taoist Philosophy in Chinese Science Fiction: A Comparison between Zhuangzi and Broken Stars

Lensa: Kajian Kebahasaan, Kesusastraan, dan Budaya, 2021
Chinese science fiction has been attaining global visibility since Liu Cixin’s trilogy entitled Remembrance of Earth’s Past. The trilogy’s English translator Liu Yukun has edited and rendered a science-fiction anthology that comprises sixteen novellas ...
Aiqing Wang
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“Within the Gates of the Master, Is There Any Such Thing as a Prime Minister?” A Space without Frames in the Zhuangzi

On_Culture
In chapter five of the Daoist classic Zhuangzi, we find the story of an altercation between Shen Tujia and Zichan in the halls of their master Bohun Wuren [engl. Uncle Dim Nobody/Non-Human].
Ludwig Drosch
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The Tension Between Illusion and Reality in Zhuangzi’s ‘Dream of the Butterfly.’ Philosophical Analysis of Western Reception [PDF]

The Polish Journal of Aesthetics, 2014
One of the most important allegories of Daoism is the ‘Dream of the Butterfly’ in the second chapter of the Zhuangzi (Qi wu lun). Sometimes it is supposed to be a representation of all Daoist or even all Chinese philosophy in the West.
Agnė Budriūnaitė
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A Philosophy of Moderation: The “Center” as an Interpretive Key to the Lao–Zhuang Texts

Religions, 2023
The “center” is a key concept in early Chinese philosophy. While readings of the Laozi 老子 and Zhuangzi 莊子 often rely on concepts of “nature” and the “natural”, this article proposes the “center” as an interpretive key that informs discussion of ...
Rory O’Neill, Riccardo Peruzzi
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