Essays on Skepticism, Relativism, and Ethics in the Zhuangzi

Name: Essays on Skepticism, Relativism, and Ethics in the Zhuangzi
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ISBN: 9780791428924

ISBN-10: 0791428923

ISBN-13: 9780791428924

Edition: 1996

Authors: Paul Kjellberg, Philip J. Ivanhoe

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Zhuangzi, a Chinese text of the late fourth century BCE mostly written by a man of the same name, is gaining recognition as a classic of world literature for its beautiful prose and poetry, its humor, and its apparently irrefutable logic attacking claims of knowledge about the world and what is right and wrong with it. Here six essays query how he remained so cheerful with such a seemingly dreary philosophy. They compare him to Greek philosophers, analyze his thoughts on and use of language, the religious and spiritual dimensions, and applications to modern critical theory and moral philosophy. Two of the essays are reprinted from Philosophy East and West, the issue not identified.…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 4/11/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Notes on Conventions


Introduction



Sextus Empiricus, Zhuangzi, and Xunzi on "Why Be Skeptical?"




Skeptical Strategies in the Zhuangzi and Theatetus




Zhuangzi and Nagarjuna on the Truth of No Truth




Zhuangzi's Attitude Toward Language and His Skepticism




Language: The Guest of Reality--Zhuangzi and Derrida on Language, Reality, and Skillfulness




Cook Ding's Dao and the Limits of Philosophy




Zhuangzi's Understanding of Skillfulness and the Ultimate Spiritual State




Spontaneity and Education of the Emotions in the Zhuangzi




Was Zhuangzi a Relativist?



Bibliography


Contributors


Name Index


Subject Index