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__Genuine Pretending__ is an innovative and comprehensive new reading of the __Zhuangzi__ that highlights the critical and therapeutic functions of satire and humor. Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D’Ambrosio show how this Daoist classic, contrary to contemporary philosophical readings, distances itself from the pursuit of authenticity and subverts the dominant Confucianism of its time through satirical allegories and ironical reflections.With humor and parody, the __Zhuangzi__ exposes the Confucian demand to commit to socially constructed norms as pretense and hypocrisy. The Confucian pursuit of sincerity establishes exemplary models that one is supposed to emulate. In contrast, the __Zhuangzi__ parodies such venerated representations of wisdom and deconstructs the very notion of sagehood. Instead, it urges a playful, skillful, and unattached engagement with socially mandated duties and obligations. The __Zhuangzi__ expounds the Daoist art of what Moeller and D’Ambrosio call “genuine pretending”: the paradoxical skill of not only surviving but thriving by enacting social roles without being tricked into submitting to them or letting them define one’s identity. A provocative rereadi

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Author

Hans-Georg Moeller, Paul J. D`ambrosio, Paul J. D'Ambrosio

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231545266

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Criticism, Philosophy, Religion

Rating

4.4 / 5 (56 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14