An Introduction to Daoist Thought: Action, Language, and Ethics in Zhuangzi

By Eske Møllgaard

Book Overview

This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi's thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China.

The author introduces a complex reading that shows the unity of Zhuangzi's thought, in particular in his views of action, language, and ethics. By addressing methodological questions that arise in reading Zhuangzi, a hermeneutics is developed which makes understanding Zhuangzi's religious thought possible.

A theoretical contribution to comparative philosophy and the cross-cultural study of religious traditions, the book serves as an introduction to Daoism for graduate students in religion, philosophy, and East Asian Studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415502020
• ISBN13: 9780415502023
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"