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Zhuangzi : basic writings / translated by Burton Watson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zhuangzi.
- Series:
- Translations from the Asian classics.
- Translations from the Asian Classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zhuangzi. Nanhua jing.
- Zhuangzi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (179 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- Only by understanding Dao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in its unity can humankind achieve true happiness and freedom, in both life and death. This is the central tenet of the philosophy that was to become Daoism, espoused by the person -- or group of people -- known as Zhuanzi (369?-286? B.C.), in the text of the same name. In order to be free, individuals must discard rigid conventions that distinguish good from bad, right from wrong, and follow a course of action not founded on motives of gain or striving. When one ceases to judge events as good or bad, man-made suffering disappears and
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Outline of Early Chinese History""; ""Introduction""; ""Free and Easy Wandering""; ""Discussion on Making All Things Equal""; ""The Secret of Caring for Life""; ""In the World of Men""; ""The Sign of Virtue Complete""; ""The Great and Venerable Teacher""; ""Fit for Emperors and Kings""; ""Autumn Floods ""; ""Supreme Happiness""; ""Mastering Life""; ""External Things""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780231521338
- 0231521332
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