Title: Freedom or Degradation:A Comparative Study between Plato and Zhuangzi
Abstract: The Xiaoyao in Zhuangzi has been explained as freedom under the influence of western philosophy.In western philosophy,both freedom and autonomy mean that someone can decide his own behavior according to the rules which he has judged right.How could he do that? Firstly,he must believe that some basic rules are sacred and must be carried out by human being.Secondly,he must believe that his soul can go up the Heaven as soon as he carried out these sacred rules in this world.On the contrary,the Dao in Zhuangzi has not provided some sacred rules for human beings.Further more,Zhuangzi doesn't believe the soul is immortal.For these reasons,the Xiaoyao in Zhuangzi can not be explained as freedom or autonomy.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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