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Zhuangzi: Text and Context is a comprehensive discussion of the ancient Daoist work Zhuangzi in 24 chapters, providing a chronologically-based outline of the context of the work, from the compilation of the text to its reading in 21st century ecology, plus a systematic discussion and interpretation of its central concepts from perfect happiness to playful uselessness. The book integrates a vast spectrum of original and secondary sources, examines the history and ideas in a wide context, both within China and cross-culturally, and relates many of Zhuangzi's key notions and practices to modern science, notably physics, biology, and psychology. Encyclopedic in scope, meticulous in execution, and skillfully presented, it is a must for anyone interested in traditional Chinese thought.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781931483278
  • ISBN-10: 1931483272
  • Publisher: Three Pine Press
  • Publish Date: February 2014
  • Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
  • Page Count: 330

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