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- Title
The State of the Field Report IX*: Contemporary Chinese Studies of Zhuangzian Wang (Forgetting).
- Authors
Lam, Hong-ki
- Abstract
The use of the character wang 忘 (forgetting) in the Zhuangzi 莊子 has been widely recognized in traditional and contemporary Chinese scholarship, but its meaning remains unclear. This article reviews some notable studies in Sinophone academia concerning the notion of wang in the Zhuangzi. The studies, though not necessarily focused on wang, shed light on different aspects of the concept, including its relation to self-cultivation, aesthetics, ethics, and ontology. While some scholars see wang as a form of elimination, others stress its relation to other concepts such as shi 適 (fitting). The relation of these two concepts, however, is not yet clear. There are also debates over what makes wang possible, with some linking it to dao 道 and some directing our attention to our daily experience. Despite the limited attention paid to wang to date, the studies reviewed show that it is a crucial aspect of Zhuangzian philosophy and deserves further study.
- Subjects
JOURNALISTS; SCHOLARS; PHILOSOPHY; ONTOLOGY; AESTHETICS
- Publication
Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 2, p297
- ISSN
1540-3009
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11712-023-09883-x