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- Title
The Radiance of Drift and Doubt: Zhuangzi and the Starting Point of Philosophical Discourse.
- Authors
Williams, John
- Abstract
If one cannot establish givens, such as Platonic ideas, or determiners, such as Kantian categories, as a point of departure for philosophical inquiry, then how is philosophical inquiry to proceed in a non-question-begging manner? This, of course, is the familiar problem of grounding philosophical discourse. In this essay, I hope to offer a Zhuangzian solution-that is, a solution derived from analysis of the Zhuangzi 莊子 text-to this perennial philosophical problem. As a result, I hope to give the reader a critical glimpse into a Zhuangzian philosophy without foundations, thereby providing a potential solution to the preceding problem while displaying the continued relevance of the Zhuangzi text.
- Subjects
ZHUANGZI, ca. 365 B.C.-ca. 290 B.C.; TAOISM &; literature; DISCOURSE analysis; HOMELESSNESS in literature; CHINESE characters; CHINESE philosophy; ETHICS
- Publication
Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy, 2017, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1540-3009
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11712-016-9531-9