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Christine Abigail L. Tan, "Freedom's Frailty: Self-Realization in the Neo-Daoist Philosophy of Guo Xiang's Zhuangzhi" (SUNY Press, 2024)
New Books in Philosophy
Exploring Misconceptions in the Philosopher's Teachings
The chapter explores how a philosopher's writings about knowledge and truth can be misinterpreted as promoting passivity, when in fact they advocate for negotiation and transformation within constraints. Through a story of contentment in a ruler's cage, the philosopher emphasizes survival under tyranny by working within limitations, challenging the misconception of his teachings as endorsing complacency.
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