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Zhuangzi and Particularism

Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 2022
Abstract The Zhuangzi rejects the use of invariant general norms to guide action, instead stressing the importance of contextual factors in determining the apt course to take in particular situations. This stance might seem to present a variety of moral particularism, the view that general norms play no fundamental role in moral thought and judgment. I
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The “Fasting of the Heart” (Xinzhai 心斋): Zhuangzi, Daoism and Its Transformative Healing Power in Contemporary Psychotherapy

Review of General Psychology
This article investigates a form of psychotherapy rooted in the Daoist notion of xinzhai, “fasting of the heart” in the Zhuangzi. Xinzhai is described as a meditative practice that “empties” the heart (xin 心) so that it becomes responsive to the world ...
Mieke Matthyssen
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‘Following along with things’ in different ways Zhuangzi’s thoughts on how to manage external affairs

Asian Philosophy
What underlies Zhuangzi’s thought is the fundamental finitude of the self, meaning that we cannot and should not alter or control things around us at whim or solely in our favour. Consequently, Zhuangzi recommends that we remain open to things instead of
Kanghun Ahn
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‘Angry fish’ and ‘dying fish’ matter in the Zhuangzi Too: Political analogies in the ‘happy fish’ dialogue

Asian Philosophy
The ‘happy fish’ dialogue is one of the best-known and heatedly debated passages of the Zhuangzi. Scholars have constructed different interpretations of the dialogue. Some argue that this dialogue expresses the idea of living at ease and enjoying life as
Ting-Mien Lee
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The Masterpiece that is Zhuangzi

2021
Wie geht man mit einem so vielschichtigen Werk wie dem Zhuangzi um? Diese Frage hat Gelehrte und Übersetzer wieder und wieder beschäftigt. Um diese Frage zu beantworten, halten wir es für nötig, einige Schlüsselaspekte zu berühren, die sich auf die Struktur und den Stil des Textes beziehen, wobei unser Ziel nicht darin besteht, eine erschöpfende ...
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"What Troubles the World Is Discontentment": The Rhetorical Politics of Guo Xiang's 郭象 Zhuangzi 莊子 Commentary

Philosophy East & West
:Wei-Jin era Xuanxue is often discussed as an ontological or metaphysical discourse with political and ethical entailments. The present essay, however, argues that if "ontology" and "metaphysics" are taken in their usual senses—as concerning the nature ...
Lucas Rambo Bender
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Ethics in the Zhuangzi

International Philosophical Quarterly, 2020
Philosophers in China during the Warring States period generally saw themselves as investigators into the Dao—the uniquely authoritative Way to live and to flourish. Certain voices found in the Zhuangzi, however, offer a radical response to this project by rejecting the premise that there exists such a uniquely authoritative Dao.
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Two Ways of Being at Peace With Our Fate and Nature in the Zhuangzi

Philosophy East & West
:This article offers an interpretation of anming 安命 or "being at peace with fate" in the Zhuangzi that highlights its heterogeneous understanding and usage throughout the text.
Frank P. Saunders
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On Zhuangzi and Kierkegaard

Philosophy East and West, 2003
themselves entirely from the temporal determinants of life.6 On the basis of our interpretations, the philosophies of the Zhuangzi and Kierkegaard might be further apart than they seem to be in Carr and Ivanhoe's understanding. However, we strongly feel, as stated in the beginning of this review, that the authors present us with very interesting and ...
Hans-Georg Moeller, Leo Stan
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Zhuangzi on not following the leader

Journal of Global Ethics
I begin with identifying Confucian metaphors of leadership for the way the mind (the ‘heart-mind’) should lead the whole person. I then discuss how the Daoist text Zhuāngzǐ criticizes this conception of the mind’s leadership as too fixed and rigid ...
D. Wong
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