This book introduces some central ideas and themes in ancient Chinese philosophy through a detailed analysis of one famous passage – the happy fish dialogue – in the Zhuangzi , one of the two founding texts of Daoism. The Zhuangzi is the most exhilarating and intellectually challenging of all the texts of ancient Chinese literature, and appreciating its spirit is as important as understanding its ideas. Methodologically, this book shows how we can approach Chinese philosophy analytically, an approach that is needed if Chinese philosophy is to be recognized in Western (analytic) philosophy today. At the same time, it seeks to broaden our conceptions and practices of analysis and our methods and styles of philosophizing in learning from Chinese philosophy. Throughout the book the emphasis is on engaging the reader in thinking through the issues for themselves.
Why do I call myself a 'Daoist Hermit'?
What does it mean to be successful?
天下皆知美之爲美 斯惡已
皆知善之爲善 斯不善已。
When all the world knows beauty and act beautifully,
the concept of ugliness is sliced off into being.
When all know good and act out goodness,
the concept of evil is sliced off into being.
故有無相生，難易相成，長短相較，高下相傾，音聲相和，前後相隨。
And so Being and Emptiness create each other
The difficult and easy build each other up
The long and short contrast each other
The high and low lean on each other
Voice and sound answer each other
Before and After follow each other.
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