Overview
- Introduces readers to one of the greatest literary works in Chinese history
- Includes Kuo Hsiang’s commentaries on Chuang Tzu as well as Feng’s own interpretations of Chuang Tzu’s philosophy
- Places greater emphasis on Chuang Tzu’s philosophy and reflects the results of modern scholarship on the Qing Dynasty
Part of the book series: China Academic Library (CHINALIBR)
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About this book
This book reprints an ancient Chinese work from the late Warring States period (3rd century BC) that contains stories and anecdotes exemplifying the carefree nature of the ideal Taoist sage. Chuang Tzu’s philosophy represents the main current of Taoist teachings, and his text is widely regarded as both deeply insightful and a great achievement in the Chinese poetical essay form. The version presented was translated by Feng Yu-lan, the famous Chinese philosopher, who puts more emphasis on Chuang Tzu’s philosophy than do previous attempts. William James once said that every great philosopher has a personal vision. When one has grasped that vision, the whole system can be easily understood. And Crocé once said that the greater a philosophical system is, the simpler the central idea. Although the present translation is limited to the first seven chapters of Chuang Tzu’s writings, it accurately conveys his main vision and ideas.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chuang-Tzu
Book Subtitle: A New Selected Translation with an Exposition of the Philosophy of Kuo Hsiang
Authors: Chuang Tzu, Yu-lan Fung
Series Title: China Academic Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48075-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing Co., Ltd and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-48074-8Published: 27 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51653-9Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-48075-5Published: 15 October 2015
Series ISSN: 2195-1853
Series E-ISSN: 2195-1861
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 78
Additional Information: Jointly published with Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing Co., Ltd, Beijing, China
Topics: Non-Western Philosophy, Cultural Studies