In this Book
- Liberation as Affirmation: The Religiosity of Zhuangzi and Nietzsche
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
In this book, author Ge Ling Shang provides a systematic comparison of original texts by Zhuangzi (fourth century BCE) and Nietzsche (1846–1900), under the rubric of religiosity, to challenge those who have customarily relegated both thinkers to relativism, nihilism, escapism, pessimism, or anti-religion. Shang closely examines Zhuangzi’s and Nietzsche’s respective critiques of metaphysics, morals, language, knowledge, and humanity in general and proposes a conception of the philosophical outlooks of Zhuangzi and Nietzsche as complementary. In the creative and vital spirit of Nietzsche, as in the tranquil and inward spirit of Zhuangzi, Shang argues that a surprisingly similar vision and aspiration toward human liberation and freedom exists—one in which spiritual transformation is possible by religiously affirming life in this world as sacred and divine.
Table of Contents
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- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- p. ix
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- SELECTED REFERENCES
- pp. 181-188
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791482247
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
69188429
Pages
198
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No