Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu Master Zhuang late 4th century BC) is the pivotal figure in Classical Philosophical Daoism.The Zhuangzi is a compilation of his and others writings at the pinnacle of the philosophically subtle Classical period in China (5th3rd century BC).The period was marked by humanist and naturalist reflections on 2004. ______. Introduction: Emotions and the Conceptual History of Qing . In Love and Emotions in Traditional Chinese Literature, edited by Halvor Eifring. If he turns my right arm into a bow, Ill shoot down a dove for roasting. Article Middendorf, Ulrike. In Dao Companion to the Philosophy of the Zhuangzi, edited by Kim-chong Chong and Kai-Yuan Cheng. Ironic, then, that our representative of logic, logician Huizi, is not capable of such creativity. 2015. My back is hunched out. Google Scholar. This is the dialectical nature of the universe we discussed in the previous analysis, a nature that runs to the bottom of existence itself. Bradenton, FL: BookLocker. By utilizing modern logical analysis tools, this study reveals what and how the propositions and inferences contained in the language of the debate are articulated accurately and strictly. Some scholars have suggested that Huizis argument is self-contradictory; however, in fact, based on such evaluations of Huizis argument, we can conclude that Zhuangzis logic is also self-contradictory. Beijing : Zhonghua Shuju . https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/23427 (last accessed on November 27, 2020). 14Perhaps one of the most marked differences between a classic thought experiment in Western analytic philosophy and a story in Zhuangzi is that in the former, there is a clear question being asked. Van Norden, B., 1996, Competing interpretations of the inner chapters of the Zhuangzi, Philosophy East West, University of Hawaii Press. In fact, its hard to think of a thought experiment where the question being asked is not clear. . Even though the lessons are in story form, that doesnt mean that they are easy to decipher. Price excludes VAT (USA) He hobbled over to look at his reflection in the well. There can be no value in it. A New Examination of Evidence about the Zhuangzi. Toung Pao 96.4/5: 299369. For example, we might want to interpret Master Chariots story in light of other thingsZhuangzi says about the natural transformation of things25 and conclude that Zhuangzi is trying to say that transformation (whether an arm into a rooster, or life into death) is nothing to fear or avoid. Even though the lessons are in story form, that doesnt mean that they are easy to decipher. The difference is all in how the thing is used. This kind of tree will resist wind and disease better than the more uniform trees of the plantation forest. 2 0 obj Leiden: Brill. If, in time, he turns my left arm into a rooster, Ill use it to crow the day. There is a runaway trolley that is headed towards five people who are repairing the tracks up ahead. Why should we be so troubled by an arm that turns into a rooster? Afterwards, one leaves behind the fantastical elements of the thought experiment and is just left with a proposition about human morality, epistemology, etc. Paris: Cathasia, 2e tirage. We use cookies to improve your website experience. We do see that philosophers use the thought experiments to align themselves with particular positions (e.g., non-physicalism, utilitarianism, weak artificial intelligence, etc.) Please read this book to learn how to take advantage of the abundant language resources and opportunities for communication that surround you. Klein, Esther. What is there to dislike? You lose it when its passed. Imagine that you are the driver of a runaway trolley heading towards five people who are working on the trolley tracks in front of you. This is uncharacteristic of Western thought experiments where the philosopher presents the imagined case and then discusses what it implies. Learn more about Institutional subscriptions. People who follow their natures and pursue their own path to language learning will be happier and more successful than learners who try meet goals set for them by others. 2001. Zhuangzi. Yet he commits this very sin, and all because he feels he reached a valid conclusion. 1993. On Anger: An Essay on Confucian Moral Psychology. In Returning to Zhu Xi: Emerging Patterns within the Supreme Polarity, edited by David Jones and Jinli He. WebHuizi, speaking to Zhuangzi, said: The King of Wei gave me some seeds for a giant gourd. A Didactic Annotation to the Zhuangzi . Our text offers three additional examples: Nie Ques conversation with Wang Ni; Huizi and Zhuangzi about gourds; the story of Cook Ding (sometimes called Butcher Ding); and the story of Wheelwright Pian. ______. Zhuangzi and Huizi | Cloud Temple Forum Xu, Bing . Therefore, this paper mainly focuses on the logical aspects of the debate. 2004. Let us bring our Wandering Far and Unfettered to a close here in this third Meditation of the Zhuangzis opening chapter. 2013. Huizi, aka Hui Shi, was a representative of the School of Names. The Complete Work of the Zhuangzi . Zhuangzi: The Inner Chapters. 18ZDA031]. 16Piggy-backing on this, after a clear question is raised through the thought experiment, there is often a claim being advanced by the originator of the experiment. over 2,300 years ago He taught the Tao, or way, an approach to life based on effortlessness and harmony with WebHuizis truism that Zhuangzi is not a fish shows some appreciation of the problem of SpR, but the ensuing conclusion that Zhuangzi couldnt know fish happiness assumes that Great gourd , stink tree ), By doing nothing one can accomplish everything. The Unskilled Zhuangzi: Big and Useless and Not So But in cherry picking some famous thought experiments and anecdotes in the Zhuangzi, I will demonstrate that there are a couple of interesting differences to draw out that I think would apply to many pairings of a Western thought experiment and one of Zhuangzis stories. Other times the humans might be in a very ordinary situation, but the humans themselves are altered or have some special background. He is trapped within the boundaries of his own preconceptions. Chuang Tzu. 2013. 2023 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This seems at odds with Zhuangzi as one of the two main Zhuangzi said, The minnows swim about so freely, following the openings wherever they take them. Machek, David. 27In comparison, Zhuangzis stories arguably fail as good thought experiments because there often isnt a clear question being asked, nor is it always evident what position Zhuangzi is trying to advance, what distinctions or aspects of the story he thinks are important, etc. Nothing Can Overcome Heaven: The Notion of Spirit in the Zhuangzi. In Hiding the World in the World: Uneven Discourses on the Zhuangzi, edited by Scott Cook. WebHuizi said to Zhuangzi, The king of Wei left me the seeds of a big gourd. Or in Jacksons case, why couldnt he just have stated that there are things about our experience of color that cannot be learned through propositions in science? esperienza, percezione, cognizione, documentalit: l'ontologia degli oggetti sociali, Artworld & Artwork. What follows is that the expression wuqing should not be identified as a doctrine of nonemotion. Instead, wuqing implies that Zhuangzi advises us to lead a life of tranquility, calmness, and stillness. Hui Shis questions reflect a narrow empiricist epistemic approach while Zhuangzis replies intimate that Hui Shis notion of how one knows is too restrictive (even Zhuangzi. Guiyang : Guizhou Renmin Chubanshe . XIVSwimming Happily in Chinese Logic - Oxford Academic Middendorf, Ulrike. He really has convinced himself that his knowledge and mode of thinking is complete! Wheres the problem? you might be wondering. He points out that imaginary cases reveal moral principles to us which we can then use to determine our attitude in a new case10, and this can be especially useful when something about certain features of real cases distracts us from what is actually morally important. My shoulders are peaked. 2015. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Or consider the story of Huizi and the yard-long gourd that was too big to be a ladle so Huizi smashes it because it was useless.20 Zhuangzi then tells a story about a smart traveler who knew how to make good use of an ointment for chapped hands. Changsha : Hunan Renmin Chubanshe . Zhuangzi Flashcards | Quizlet Emotions That Do Not Move: Zhuangzi and Stoics on Self-Emerging Feelings. Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 14.4: 521544. Zhuang Zi: De volledige geschriften: Het grote klassieke boek van het Taosme Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Augustus. Zhuangzi - Chapter 1 (Carefree Living) - Huizi's Giant Gords 2011. Foot, P., 1967, The problem of abortion and the Doctrine of Double Effect, Oxford Review, V. Hochsmann, H., Guorong, Y., 2007, Zhuangzi, Boston, Pearson Education. new essays on wine, taste, philosophy and aesthetics, arte, psicologia e realismo. - 69.163.152.102. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. are sufficiently exhaustive to make his conclusion sound. Fundamentals of Comparative and Intercultural Philosophy. The Asian master of wit and storytelling is the Daoist, Zhuangzi (sometimes spelled Chuang-Tzu). 1981/2001. And insofar as part of what makes something good philosophy is that it sparks wonder and further questioning, Zhuangzis stories might even do better than self-standing thought experiments. Albany: State University of New York Press. 22The above stories show that sometimes Zhuangzi is forthright on what he thinks about a certain creature, human or otherwise. A Complete Translation of the Zhuangzi [in modern Chinese] . The Tradition of Emotive Writing in the Zhuangzi and Its Echoes in Later Generations. Frontiers of Philosophy in China 10.3: 340352. His epigrams and parables praised those who achieved mastery through constant practice of a skill, following their own inclinations, He scorned complicated explanations and theories. Master Sacrifice went to ask after him. Psychology and Self-Cultivation in Early Taoistic Thought. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 51.2: 599650. 2014. Das wahre Buch vom sdlichen Bltenland. 2003. The Asian master of wit and storytelling is the Daoist, Zhuangzi (sometimes spelled Chuang-Tzu). Qing (Emotions) in Pre-Buddhist Chinese Thought. In Emotions in Asian Thought: A Dialogue in Comparative Philosophy, edited by Joel Marks and Roger T. Ames. Were There Inner Chapters in the Warring States? This article was supported by National Social Sciences Funding (Major Program) of China [Grant No. <> Even though the lessons are in story form, that doesnt mean that they are easy to decipher. Since these questions might be hard to grasp in the abstract, philosophers come up with thought experiments, and based on what our understanding of the hypothetical situation is, we then move to a similar real-world scenario, having gained insight, supposedly, of how to think about those situations. Assignment: the stories of chuang tzu Research Gist https://www.academia.edu/35172330/Zhuangzis_Doctrine_of_No_Emotions_forthcoming_in_Dao_Companion_to_the_Philosophy_of_the_Zhuangzi_Kim_Chong_Chong_and_Kai_Yuan_Cheng_eds_final_draft (last accessed on October 12, 2020). Zhuang Zi: De volledige geschriften: Het grote klassieke boek van het Taosme Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Augustus. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution. In Western thought experiments although there often are elements that defy reality as we know it, it is understood that that kind of setup is necessary to bring out certain features of a problem that do correspond to our reality. The Zhuangzi presentation of Hui Shis views concludes: He had many perspectives and his library would fill five carts but his doctrine was selfcontradictory. One effect of this is encouraging the reader to think outside the box and see things from various perspectives. Thats what fish Do you divert the trolley or not? The manual is thorough and accurate enough to cause Searle to produce answers that make a native Chinese speaker outside of the room think that Searle actually understands the questions being asked.17 The question is, does Searle understand the Chinese language the way a Chinese speaker does? Puett, Michael J. Eno, Robert, trans. Being in the forest industry, I know that a crooked tree is not suitable for making standard commodity lumber products, but it can make high quality decorative products which feature its natural beauty and individuality. Why not lash them together like big buoys and go floating on rivers and lakes instead of worrying that they were too big to dip into anything?21. At other times, he presents a story and just leaves it more up to the reader to interpret. Avanguardia, cinema, immagini, social objects from intentionality to documentality, numero speciale, supplemento al n. 55| 2014, aesthetic experience in the evolutionary perspective, wineworld. Commentary and Subcommentary on the Zhuangzi . Feng, Youlan, trans. Were There Inner Chapters in the Warring States? 2011. Paris: Les belles lettres. Different disciplines have their different tools for doing so. WebHuizi said to Zhuangzi, Can a ren indeed be without qing? The reply was, He can.But on what grounds do you call him a ren, who is thus without qing? Zhuangzi said, The Dordrecht: Springer. Wang Bi and Xuanxue. In Dao Companion to Daoist Philosophy, edited by Xiaogan Liu. We show that these peaceful attitudes are associated with the idea of wuwei in the Zhuangzi. 21Van Norden makes the following comment on this story as it relates to an overarching theme we see in Zhuangzi about freeing the mind: By stressing flexible responsiveness to particular contexts, Zhuangzi encourages us to think in creative and nontraditional ways. Nothing Can Overcome Heaven: The Notion of Spirit in the Zhuangzi. In Hiding the World in the World: Uneven Discourses on the Zhuangzi, edited by Scott Cook. 1When it comes to persuading people to acknowledge a truth or think a certain way, there are many ways that we try to discover and convince each other of the truth. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11712-020-09765-6, https://www.academia.edu/35172330/Zhuangzis_Doctrine_of_No_Emotions_forthcoming_in_Dao_Companion_to_the_Philosophy_of_the_Zhuangzi_Kim_Chong_Chong_and_Kai_Yuan_Cheng_eds_final_draft, https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/23427, http://www.terebess.hu/english/chuang.html. Lin Ma. Van Norden, B., Ivanhoe, P., 2005, Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy, Indianapolis, Hackett Publishing Company. There is a question in the literature about whether Zhuangzi is more of a relativist or a skeptic15, and it is often hard to pin down what his own stance positive stance is, if he has one. over 2,300 years ago He taught the Tao, or way, an approach to life based on effortlessness and harmony with ones nature. I will then discuss some of the fictitious anecdotes that appear in the Zhuangzi. Qin, Xuqing , and Sun Yongchang , trans. My chin is hidden in my navel. A New Commentary on the Zhuangzi [in modern Chinese] . I filled it with liquid, but it was not firm enough to lift. The Status of Qing in Philosophical Texts of Ancient China. In Expressions of States of Mind in Asia, edited by Paolo Santangelo. Beijing : Shangwu Yinshuguan . 2016. Dordrecht: Springer. Chuang-Tzu: The Inner Chapters. At this point one might reasonably ask: why bother stretching peoples imagination? Indianapolis: Hackett. The maker of things is really knotting me up.Master Sacrifice said, Do you dislike it?He said, Not at all. Zhuangzi and Hui Shi on Qing . Tsing Hua Journal of Chinese Studies, New Series 40.1: 2145. Huizi and Zhuangzi about gourds; the story of Cook Ding (sometimes called Butcher Ding); and the story of Wheelwright Pian. New York: Seven Bridges Press. 2011. A Didactic Annotation to the Zhuangzi . vres De Tchoang-Tzeu. How extraordinary of the maker of things to knot me up like this. 3099067 Lin, Yutang , trans. Contemporary Annotations and Translations of the Zhuangzi . What should you do?1, Huizi said to Zhuangzi, The king of Wei left me the seeds of a big gourd. Daoism: Laozi and Zhuangzi. In World Philosophy, edited by Jay L. Garfield and William Edelglass. Each moment, the opportunity to switch between Huizi and Zhuangzi presents itself. Monica Link, Anecdotes and thought experiments in Zhuangzi and Western philosophy ,Rivista di estetica, 72|2019, 7-18. 2014. 2014. Again on Qing: With a Translation of the Guodian Xing Zi Ming Chu. Oriens Extremus 47: 97159. The Writings of Kwang-Tze. Beyond the Troubled Water of Shifei: From Disputation to Walking-Two-Roads in the Zhuangzi. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Leiden: Brill. Chuang Tzu. A New Examination of Evidence about the Zhuangzi. Toung Pao 96.4/5: 299369. 1920. WebZhuangzi and Huizi were strolling along the dam of the Hao Waterfall when Zhuangzi said, See how the minnows come out and dart around where they please! For example, in Chapter 1 of the Zhuangzi there is the story of a fish named Minnow turning into a bird named Breeze and being laughed at by the cicada and student-dove.19 Here Zhuangzi suggests that it is only because the little bugs have such a small perspective that they cant understand bigger things, so while its understandable that they laugh, its due to a short-sightedness on their part. The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu. What happens if we take Mary out of her black and white bubble and show her a red tomato? Guo, Xiang , and Cheng Xuanying , annot. Eifring, Halvor. Assignment: the stories of chuang tzu - Proficient Experts I filled it with liquid, Huizi said to Zhuangzi, This old tree is so crooked and rough that it is useless for lumber. In raising a question, or challenging or illustrating a certain view, the thought experiment stands on its own. People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read. 2003. 2010. Zhuangzi says to Huizi, The ability to prevent chapped hands was the same in either case. New York: Bantam Books. Lin Ma. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. Instead, you worried that it was too wide to scoop into anything, which I guess means the mind of our greatly esteemed master here is still clogged up, occupied with its bushes and branches! (Zhuangzi 7-8). Furthermore, in giving voice to such an odd character, Zhuangzi could be challenging those of us who have a problem with unusual transformations happening to us to have a looser grip on our expectations in life. He went on to plant these seeds when they grew too large to be able towater them, he decided to smash them into pieces instead. Feeling in Zhuangzi: From Joy to Serenity. In Expressions of States of Mind in Asia, edited by Paolo Santangelo. Zhuangzi, the Taoist philosopher, lived in. One might also describe this as engaging in Socratic Dialectical thought. Huizi and Zhuangzi about gourds; the story of Cook Ding (sometimes called Butcher Ding); and the story of Wheelwright Pian. Sorensen, R., 1992, Thought Experiments, New York, Oxford University Press. On the other hand, youre certainly not a fish so that still proves you dont know what fish enjoy!, Zhuangzi said, Lets go back to your original question, please. Part of Springer Nature. Step 2: Check your email inbox & spam folder for a verification letter to complete the process (This is to ensure your email is valid). 2010. New York: Seven Bridges Press. And if one makes his opponent from steel rather than straw, giving said opposition the most convincing and charitable positions possible, then he might learn something as a product of the conflict between his own preconceived notions and those notions in disagreement. Here we see Zhuangzi make explicit that which hitherto he spoke of only implicitlythe significance of the phoenix, Peng, and the difference between the great and the small. Zhuangzi then states to him Youcertainly are dense when it comes to using big things! Schipper, Kristofer, trans. Contrast the greater man with the lesser. Albany: State University of New York Press. M7. Assignment- The Stories of Chuang Tzu.docx - Course Hero URL: http://journals.openedition.org/estetica/5889; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/estetica.5889, Creative Commons - Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 4.0 Internazionale - CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/, Vedi la notizia bibliografica nel catalogo OpenEdition, Mappa del sito Contatti Crediti RSS Feed, Norme sulla privacy Cookie Policy Segnala un problema, Noi aderiamo a OpenEdition Edito con Lodel Accesso riservato, Sarai reindirizzato su OpenEdition Search, Briding traditions. 2000. Guo, Xiang , and Cheng Xuanying , annot. Klein, Esther. 2015. 1913/1983. We might glean this lesson from taking in a set of Zhuangzis stories, with the assumption that he has some consistent view. Virg, Curie. ______. The Happiness of Fish A Taoist Tale, Huizi said, Youre not a fish how do you know what fish enjoy?, Zhuangzi said, Youre not me, so how do you know I dont know what fish enjoy?, Huizi said, Im not you, so I certainly dont know what you know. Sartres gnarly tree root and Zhuangzis useless tree: - Medium It is at this juncture which we return to Zhuangzis answer, to Kun skyward transformation into Peng, and to the scoldquails ignorance of Pengs necessity to soar so high for so far a journey. All Is Well in the Great Mess. endobj This is what I call the presupposition of correctness. In discourse with others, or even with yourself, you will see it more often than not.
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