Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Complete Works of ZhuangziCondition: NewEAN: 9780231164740ISBN: 9780231164740Publisher: Columbia University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 12/03/2013Language: EnglishItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmTranslator: Burton WatsonContributor: Burton Watson (Translated by)Author: Burton WatsonISBN-10: 0231164742Description: Only by inhabiting Dao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in its unity can humankind achieve true happiness and freedom, in both life and death. This is Daoist philosophy's central tenet, espoused by the person-or group of people-known as Zhuangzi (369?-286? B.C.E.) in a text by the same name. To be free, individuals must discard rigid distinctions between good and bad, right and wrong, and follow a course of action not motivated by gain or striving. When one ceases to judge events as good or bad, man-made suffering disappears and natural suffering is embraced as part of life. Zhuangzi elucidates this mystical philosophy through humor, parable, and anecdote, deploying non sequitur and even nonsense to illuminate a truth beyond the boundaries of ordinary logic. Boldly imaginative and inventively worded, the Zhuangzi floats free of its historical period and society, addressing the spiritual nourishment of all people across time. One of the most justly celebrated texts of the Chinese tradition, the Zhuangzi is read by thousands of English-language scholars each year, yet only in the Wade-Giles romanization.Burton Watson's pinyin romanization brings the text in line with how Chinese scholars, and an increasing number of other scholars, read it.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Translations from the Asian ClassicsRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Complete Works of Zhuangzi
Title: The Complete Works of Zhuangzi
EAN: 9780231164740
ISBN: 9780231164740
Release Date: 12/03/2013
Release Year: 2013
Translator: Burton Watson
Contributor: Burton Watson (Translated by)
ISBN-10: 0231164742
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Complete Works of Zhuangzi
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Subject: Taoism (See Also Philosophy / Taoist), Ancient & Classical, Philosophy
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.4 Oz
Author: Burton Watson
Item Length: 0.9 in
Subject Area: Religion, Literary Collections
Item Width: 0.6 in
Series: Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.
Format: Hardcover
