Zhuangzi

Zhuangzi: text and context

by Kohn, Livia

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This book presents a comprehensive discussion of the ancient Daoist classic Zhuangzi. It contains both a chronological outline of the context of the work, from its compilation to its relevance today, and a systematic discussion of its central concepts. It examines history and ideas in multiple contexts and relates may of Zhuangzi's key notions and practices to modern science.--

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Zhuangzi : text and context / by Livia Kohn.

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This book presents a comprehensive discussion of the ancient Daoist classic Zhuangzi. It contains both a chronological outline of the context of the work, from its compilation to its relevance today, and a systematic discussion of its central concepts. It examines history and ideas in multiple contexts and relates may of Zhuangzi's key notions and practices to modern science.--

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014.
  • Edition:First Three Pines edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Three Pines Press
  • Place of Publication:St. Petersburg, FL
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

  • Description:vi, 330 pages ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781931483278, 1931483272
  • oclc:ocn864808548
  • LC Classification:BL1900.C576
  • Dewey Decimal:299.5/1482

Table of Contents

1. The text -- 2. Utmost happiness -- 3. Axial age philosophy -- 4. Ordinary thinking -- 5. The social setting -- 6. Body and mind -- 7. Ancient Daoist strands -- 8. The universe -- 9. Guo Xiang -- 10. Personal factors -- 11. Religious Daoism -- 12. Meditation and self-cultivation -- 13. The Buddhist connection -- 14. The perfected -- 15. Poetry and art -- 16. Language and metaphors -- 17. Mysticism -- 18. The self -- 19. Western thought -- 20. Skillful spontaneity -- 21. Contemporary philosophy -- 22. Ethical living -- 23. The environment -- 24. In the world.

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Subjects

kinesisk filosofi Nanhua jing (Zhuangzi) Philosophie chinoise Philosophy, Chinese Taoism Zhuang, Zhou Zhuangzi

Writers

Kohn, Livia

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