1 option
Zhuangzi : text and context / by Livia Kohn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kohn, Livia, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zhuangzi. Nanhua jing.
- Zhuangzi.
- Philosophy, Chinese.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (330 pages)
- Edition:
- First Three Pines edition.
- Place of Publication:
- St. Petersburg, Florida : Three Pines Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- Zhuangzi: Text and Context is a comprehensive discussion of the ancient Daoist work Zhuangzi in 24 chapters, providing a chronologically-based outline of the context of the work, from the compilation of the text to its reading in 21st century ecology, plus a systematic discussion and interpretation of its central concepts from perfect happiness to playful uselessness. The book integrates a vast spectrum of original and secondary sources, examines the history and ideas in a wide context, both within China and cross-culturally, and relates many of Zhuangzi's key notions and practices to modern science, notably physics, biology, and psychology. Encyclopedic in scope, meticulous in execution, and skillfully presented, it is a must for anyone interested in traditional Chinese thought.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-365-55901-7
- OCLC:
- 1011253121
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.