Zhuangzi

This dissertation argues that written form is essential, not accessory, to philosophical content, with particular focus on Plato and Zhuangzi. In the case of these two thinkers, the written forms they have left us are what I call poetic: full of metaphor, imagery, narrative, etc…

Wisdom is one of the philosophical terms that have been discussed by thinkers in diverse cultures from the past to the present. This thesis explores the theme of wisdom in the Gospel of John and ancient Chinese classics the Zhuangzi from the interpretations of the metaphor of li…

The present dissertation is an effort to introduce Monk Yaodi Roasts Zhuangzi into contemporary Anglophone discourse on the Zhuangzi. The guiding theme of the present dissertation is human flourishing, with a particular focus on meaning and wellbeing. The dissertation is built a…