Description
The relationships, both historical and philosophical, among the Zhuangzi's Inner, Outer, and Miscellaneous chapters are the subject of ancient and enduring controversy. Liu marshals linguistic, intertextual, intratextual, and historical evidence to establish an objectively demonstrable chronology and determine the philosophical affiliations among the various chapters. This major advance in Zhuangzi scholarship furnishes indispensable data for all students of the great Daoist text. In a lengthy afterword, Liu compares his conclusions with those of A. C. Graham and addresses the relationship between the Zhuangzi and the Laozi.
About the Author
Liu Xiaogan is Professor of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Book Information
ISBN 9780892641642
Author Xiaogan Liu
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Centre for Chinese Studies Publications
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
