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Introduction: Convergences and religious change in Asian religions

The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 258-267, August 2025.
Abstract This introduction to the special issue examines various approaches to understanding religious change in Asia. It revisits models for religious change—particularly rupture and repair, both featured in prior TAJA issues—and acknowledges their usefulness while also highlighting their limitations.
Kendall R. Marchman
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Tao is hidden and nameless: Exploring the mysticism path of Laozi and Zhuangzi

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
The contemporary interpretation of Lao-Zhuang’s thought reveals a multidimensional dialogue between tradition and modernity, the local and the exotic, and East and West.
Yue Sun, Yuehua Chen
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The Dreamer and Their Authenticity in the Zhuangzi

Religions, 2019
In this paper, I explain the problem of the dreamer in the Zhuangzi. I aim to show that no difference exists between dreaming states and waking states because we have a fluctual relationship with these two stages.
Barbara Aniela Bonar
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Early Confucian “Human Supremacy” and Its Daoist Critique

Asian Studies, 2023
The early Confucian texts Mengzi 孟子 and Xunzi 荀子 introduce strict distinctions between the human and non-human realms and formulate genealogies and theories of “human supremacy”.
Hans-Georg Moeller
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Environmentalism From a Confucian Perspective: Record of a Roundtable Discussion

The Philosophical Forum, Volume 56, Issue 3, Page 76-83, Autumn (Fall) 2025.
ABSTRACT The 四海为学 “Collaborative Learning” is an online academic forum that hosts a range of lectures, book discussions and roundtables each year, creating a space for collaboration, as well as bringing different opinions into a conversation. The roundtable on “Environmentalism” aligned with the forum's aims, bringing together three prominent scholars ...
Agne Veisaite, Vytis Silius
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Parable as a Tool of Philosophical Persuasion: Yùyán 寓言 in the Zhuangzi in the Context of Late Warring States Period Chinese Literature

Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philologica, 2018
Yùyán is an important part of the legacy of pre-Qin Chinese literature, and is widely used in persuasive texts of the late Warring States Period. These narratives closely resemble Western parables, especially of the New Testament tradition.
Marcin Jacoby
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Boundary of the Sky

Asian Studies, 2023
There are three good reasons why Daoism is a bad candidate for addressing contemporary environmental issues. First, the Laozi and Zhuangzi do not contain a concept of “nature” akin to ours today.
Paul D'Ambrosio
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Towards a More Holistic and Pluralistic Critical Systems Thinking: The Dimension of ‘Hé’ (和)

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 235-241, January/February 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper is dedicated to the pioneering work of Mike Jackson, a prominent figure in systems thinking. His enduring commitment to philosophical inquiry and holism has been pivotal in shaping critical systems thinking (CST). This paper emphasises Jackson's insights into addressing the complexities of the VUCA world. It examines the significant
Wenxian Hetty Sun
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Predicting frontline employees' emotional labor after suffering customer incivility: A job passion perspective

Acta Psychologica
The phenomenon of customer incivility poses significant challenges for frontline employees whose expression of emotion determines the service experience.
Pengfei Cheng, Zhuangzi Liu
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Philosophical challenges of decolonial options, resistance, and combat

Metaphilosophy, Volume 56, Issue 1, Page 52-68, January 2025.
Abstract This article examines the benefits and challenges of integrating decolonisation into philosophy. Its thesis is that a decolonial approach must address not only what decolonisation entails but also how to implement it methodologically. While the analysis of ethnocentrism in philosophy is crucial, it is insufficient if it remains confined to ...
Massimiliano Lacertosa
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