A walk in the night with Zhuangzi : musings on an ancient Chinese manuscript / Kuan-yun Huang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huang, Kuan-yun, 1978- author.

Series:

SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture

Suny series in Chinese philosophy and culture

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Chinese--To 221 B.C.

Philosophy, Chinese.

Fan wu liu xing.

Physical Description:

xv, 145 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2023]

Summary:

"A complete translation and analysis of "All Things Flow into Form" (Fan wu liu xing), a recently discovered manuscript from the Warring States period (481-221 BCE)"-- Provided by publisher.

At the heart of "All Things Flow into Form" (Fan wu liu xing), an ancient Chinese manuscript recently salvaged from the black market, is a concern with the process of self-cultivation, particularly the advancement through the incremental stages and outcome that awaits one in the end: enlightenment, transparency, and self-possession. Critical to this discussion is a conception of a mind within a mind, the unity of which is obtained through the isolation of an innermost core free from extraneous distractions. Such a state is presented as an ideal for kingship, and the text, despite its possibly very ancient roots, is focused on the ruler's ethical training rather than his political maneuvers, his obligation to Heaven and the spirits rather than his dominance over his subjects. Probing deep into this text, we may observe heretofore unappreciated aspects of many of the transmitted literary sources, and in turn, come to more definite conclusions about the manuscript itself. To the extent that this analysis is successful, it illustrates an approach that can be tested against future efforts to read ancient Chinese texts in the light of newly unearthed documents--back cover.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I "All Things Flow into Form"

"All Things Flow into Form": English Translation

"All Things Flow into Form": Chinese Transcription

pt. II Analysis

1. Solitude

2. Sincerity

3. "The Heart of Hearts"

4. Walking in the Night

5. One.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-140) and index.

Contains:

Fan wu liu xing.

Fan wu liu xing. English.

ISBN:

9781438491776

1438491778

OCLC:

1337142687

Publisher Number:

99993406617