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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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Self-Transcendence and Its Discontents: Criticisms and Defences of the Zhuangzi in Wei-Jin Thought and Their Modern Significance

Religions
Although the Zhuangzi is mentioned in late Warring States and Han Dynasty texts, it was in the post-Han Wei-Jin period that it first exerted a significant influence on intellectual life, becoming a central target for both praise and criticism, much of ...
Benjamin Coles
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Anecdotes and thought experiments in Zhuangzi and Western philosophy

Rivista di Estetica, 2019
In seeking the truth, philosophers have long used fiction and counterfactual scenarios to raise and answer questions, to foster dialogue or give a commentary on some facet of life.
Monica Link
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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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Embodied Hermeneutics and the Challenge of Intercultural Understanding: Insights from Chinese Traditions

The Heythrop Journal, Volume 67, Issue 3, Page 289-300, May 2026.
Abstract Efforts to understand unfamiliar philosophical and religious traditions are often constrained by hermeneutical limitations rooted in the dominance of Western conceptual frameworks. This paper advances embodied hermeneutics as a general model for intercultural understanding—one that grounds interpretation in lived and material expressions of ...
Victoria S. Harrison
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Zhuangzi

, 2013
Zhuangzi (ca. 369–286 bce), along with Laozi, is a seminal figure in philosophical Daoism (see Laozi; Daoist Ethics). The 33-chapter text of the Zhuangzi is a result of extensive editing by the fourth-century commentator Guo Xiang (see Guo Xiang) and it ...
Chong, Kim Chong, Kim-Chong Chong
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Living through Dying in the Zhuangzi

Asian Studies
Daoist thought is well-known for its emphasis on “nothingness” as a mode of optimal living in the world. This optimal living in the world is what the Zhuangzi 莊子 calls “caring for life” (yangsheng 養生). This “caring for life”, exemplified by the butcher’s
K. J. Turner
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Studying the Zhuangzi: An Institutional Approach

Philosophy Compass, Volume 21, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Comparative political philosophy has recently grown in prominence, but most attention focuses on Confucians such as Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi. Daoists, particularly Zhuangzi, have long been neglected. This paper proposes an “institutional approach” to Zhuangzi's philosophy, examining what institutions can create a social environment that ...
Baldwin Wong
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A Different Perspective on Life Philosophy: Zhuangzi’s “Death-Life (死生)” Thought

Religions
Modern society, dominated by rationalism, has led to the hollowing out of life’s meaning. In response to this predicament, the question of how to transcend instrumental rationality and reconstruct an understanding of human conditions becomes crucial ...
Tiantian Yu
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Chinese Utopianism: A Historical Overview

Religion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT This article surveys the historical development of Chinese utopianism and its relationship to broader debates in the field of utopian studies. While early scholarship often dismissed utopianism as a uniquely Western tradition, subsequent research has demonstrated that discourses related to the creation of an ideal society occupied a central ...
Ori Tavor
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