Fiction and philosophy in the Zhuangzi : an introduction to early Chinese Taoist thought

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    • Graziani, Romain

書誌事項

Fiction and philosophy in the Zhuangzi : an introduction to early Chinese Taoist thought

Romain Graziani

Bloomsbury Academic, 2021

  • : PB

タイトル別名

Fictions philosophiques du "Tchouang-tseu"

統一タイトル

Fictions philosophiques du Tchouang-tseu

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-196) and index

Summary: "The Zhuangzi is one of China's greatest literary and philosophical masterpieces, yet its complexities make it a challenging read. This English translation leads you confidently through the comic scenes and virtuoso writing style, introducing all the little stories Zhuangzi invented and unpicking its philosophy through close commentaries and helpful asides. In Graziani's translation, the co-founder of Daoism emerges as a remarkable thinker. It is a must-read for anyone coming to Chinese philosophy or the Zhuangzi for the first time, and one that reminds us of the importance of thinking beyond our limited, everyday perspectives"-- Provided by publisher

Revised, updated and partly rewritten version of a book originally written in French and published in 2006 by the publishing house Gallimard for a general readership under the title Fictions philosophiques du Tchouang-tseu

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内容説明

Brimming with mythical imagination, poetic sallies, and often ferociously witty remarks, the Zhuangzi is one of China’s greatest literary and philosophical masterpieces. Yet the complexities of this classical text can make it a challenging read. This English translation leads you confidently through the comic scenes and virtuoso writing style, introducing all the little stories Zhuangzi invented and unpicking its philosophical insights through close commentaries and helpful asides. Romain Graziani opens up the text as never before, showing how Zhuangzi uses the stories as an answer to Mencius’s conception of sacrifice and self-cultivation, restoring the critical interplay with Confucius’ Analects, and guiding you through the themes of the animal world, sacrifice, political violence, meditation, illness, and death. In Graziani’s translation, the co-founder of Taoism emerges as a remarkable thinker: a dedicated disparager of moral virtues who stubbornly resists any form of allegiance to social norms and the only Warring States figure to improvise with the darkest irony on the weaknesses of men and their docile subservience to the unquestioned authority of language. For anyone coming to Chinese philosophy or the Zhuangzi for the first time, this introduction and translation is a must-read, one that reminds us of the importance of thinking beyond our limited, everyday perspectives.

目次

Foreword Introduction Part I: Humans Versus Animals 1. Carving up a Myth in the Kitchens of Power 2. Zoocide: Reflections on the Zhuangzi Bestiary Part II: Humans Versus Death 3. One Monster, Two Mortals, and Myriad Metamorphoses 4. Fun at the Funerals Part III: Humans Versus Heaven 5. Acesis and Ecstasy 6. The Way of True Men Conclusion Further Reading and Bibliography Index

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