Chuang Tzu: Basic writings

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Chuang Tzu was a leading thinker representing the Taoist strain in Chinese thought. Using parable and anecdote, allegory and paradox, he set forth the early ideas of what was to become the Taoist school. Central in these is the belief that only by understanding Tao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in its unity can man achieve true happiness and be truly free, in both life and death. Witty and imaginative, enriched by brilliant imagery, making sportive use of both mythological and historical per…

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Title Statements

Full title :Chuang Tzu : Basic writings / translated by Burton Watson.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:1964.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Columbia University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:1964.

The Physical Object

Description:vi, 148 pages : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0231086067, 9780231086066
oclc:ocm00393063
LC Classification:BL1900.C483
Dewey Decimal:181.11

Foreword / by Wm. Theodore de Bary -- 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.