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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Author
- Zhang, Longxi
- Title
- What may we learn from Zhuangzi? Phronesis or the question of understanding
- Journal Name
- 南國文藝評論
- Pub. Info
- 2025年5月, 第1期, 第1-12頁
- Link
- https://rchsc.fah.um.edu.mo/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1-12.pdf
- Keyword
- Dismissal of language；Zhuangzi；Wittgenstein；Plato；Aristotle；H-G Gadamer；Epistēmē and phronēsis；Hermeneutics；Interpretive plurality and validity
- Abstract
- The complaint of the inadequacy of language is a universal phenomenon in philosophical traditions in both China and the West. However, those who negate language often speak more, not less, to refer to what is supposed to be inexpressible, and Zhuangzi is the best representative of such an “ironic pattern” among all the ancient Chinese philosophers. By reading several passages in the book Zhuangzi in comparison with Western philosophers, notably Wittgenstein and Aristotle, this essay explores the concepts of understanding and knowledge in Zhuangzi and their implications for humanistic studies today.