{"product_id":"zhuangzis-critique-of-the-confucians-kim-chong-chong-9781438462844","title":"Zhuangzi's Critique of the Confucians: Blinded by the Human","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLooks at the Daoist Zhuangzi's critique of Confucianism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Daoist Zhuangzi has often been read as a mystical philosopher. But there is another tradition, beginning with the Han dynasty historian Sima Qian, which sees him as a critic of the Confucians. Kim-chong Chong analyzes the Inner Chapters of the \u003ci\u003eZhuangzi\u003c\/i\u003e, demonstrating how Zhuangzi criticized the pre-Qin Confucians through metaphorical inversion and parody. This is indicated by the subtitle, \"Blinded by the Human,\" which is an inversion of the Confucian philosopher Xunzi's remark that Zhuangzi was \"blinded by heaven and did not know the human.\" Chong compares Zhuangzi's Daoist thought to Confucianism, as exemplified by Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi. By analyzing and comparing the different implications of concepts such as \"heaven,\" \"heart-mind,\" and \"transformation,\" Chong shows how Zhuangzi can be said to provide the resources for a more pluralistic and liberal philosophy than the Confucians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim-Chong Chong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438462840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438462844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Kim-Chong Chong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088256872703,"sku":"9781438462844","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a11fbd7e-0663-4615-b71f-5c24c7993ed8.jpg?v=1769103903","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zhuangzis-critique-of-the-confucians-kim-chong-chong-9781438462844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}