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Essays on Skepticism, Relativism, and Ethics in the Zhuangzi (Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy & Culture) (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) by Paul Kjellberg; P. J. Ivanhoe; Chair Professor of East Asian and Comparative Philosophy and Religion and Director of the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy (Ceacop) Philip J Ivanhoe is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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The Chinese philosophical text Zhuangzi, written in part by a man named Zhuangzi in late fourth century B.C.E. China, is gaining recognition as one of the classics of world literature. Writing in beautiful prose and poetry, Zhuangzi mixes humor with relentless logic in attacking claims to knowledge about the world, particularly evaluative knowledge of what is good and bad or right and wrong. His arguments seem to admit of no escape. And yet where does that leave us? Zhuangzi himself clearly does not think that our situation is utterly hopeless, since at the very least he must have some reason for thinking we are better off aware of our ignorance.This book addresses the question of how Zhuangzi manages to sustain a positive moral vision in the face of his seemingly sweeping skepticism. Zhuangzi is compared to the Greek philosophers Plato and Sextus Empiricus in order to pinpoint more exactly what he doubts and why. Also examined is Zhuangzi's views on language and the role that language plays in shaping the reality we perceive. The authors test the application of Zhuangzi's ideas to contemporary debates in critical theory and to issues in moral philosophical thought such as the esta

Author

Paul Kjellberg; P. J. Ivanhoe; Chair Professor of East Asian and Comparative Philosophy and Religion and Director of the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy (Ceacop) Philip J Ivanhoe

Publisher

New York: State University of New York Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780791428917

Subjects

Philosophy, History, Religion

Rating

4.08 / 5 (12 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14