Liberation as affirmation : the religiosity of Zhuangzi and Nietzsche / Ge Ling Shang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shang, Geling.

Series:

SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.

SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taoist philosophy.

Philosophy.

Philosophy, Comparative.

Zhuangzi.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Uses the concept of religiosity to challenge traditional views of Nietzsche and Zhuangzi as nihilistic and anti-religious.

Contents:

Intro

LIBERATION AS AFFIRMATION

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

REINTERPRETING ZHUANGZI AND NIETZSCHE

PERSPECTIVE ON COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY

METHOD AND PLAN

2. ZHUANGZI'S DAO: A WAY OF FREEDOM

THE CONCEPT OF DAO IN EARLY CHINESE HISTORY

WUWU: A DECONSTRUCTION OF METAPHYSICAL PERSPECTIVES OF DAO

DAO THROUGHS AS ONE

WUZHI: EQUALIZING OPINIONS IS THE WAY OF TRUE KNOWLEDGE

LANGUAGE WITHOUT WORDS: BEYOND LANGUAGE AND SILENCE

WUWEI OR NON-DOING: AGAINST THE TRADITION OF MORALITY

XIAO YAO YOU: A SPIRITUAL FREEDOM REALIZED IN THIS WORLD

3. NIETZSCHE'S PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE AFFIRMATION

NIETZSCHE'S MISSION: REVALUATION OF ALL VALUES

GENEALOGY: A NEW WAY OF PHILOSOPHIZING

TRUTH, KNOWLEDGE, AND MORALS

Metaphysics as a Symptom of Human Decadence

Truths as Lies and Will to Truth as Ascetic Ideal

Language and Truth

Does Nietzsche Renounce the Existence of Truth?

A Genealogical Critique of Morality

Overcoming Metaphysics

THE WORLD OF APPEARANCES AND THE WILL TO POWER

RELIGIOSITY: LIBERATION AS LIFE AFFIRMATION

4. AN INTERPLAY BETWEEN ZHUANGZI AND NIETZSCHE

GOBLET WORDS AND DIONYSIAN DITHYRAMB

TRUTH, KNOWLEDGE, AND INTERPRETATION

REVALUATION AND DEVALUATION: BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL

NATURE AS PRIMAL UNITY

TRUE PERSON AND ÜBERMENSCH: LIVING IN THE WORLD

ZIRAN AND FREEDOM: LIFE AFFIRMATION

FURTHER REFLECTIONS ON DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ZHUANGZI AND NIETZSCHE

5. CONVERGING NEW WORLDS: ZHUANGZI,NIETZSCHE, AND CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY

AFFIRMATION AFTER DECONSTRUCTION: ZHUANGZI AND NIETZSCHE CHALLENGE POSTMODERN SOLUTIONS

THE LIBERATION OF THOUGHT: ZHUANGZI AND NIETZSCHE IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA

PHILOSOPHICAL RELIGIOSITY

NOTES

SELECTED REFERENCES

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N.

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-188) and index.

ISBN:

9780791482247

0791482243

9781423772880

1423772881

OCLC:

69188429