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9781438434568

Riding the Wind with Liezi

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  • ISBN13:

    9781438434568

  • ISBN10:

    1438434561

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-01-02
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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Summary

New attention and fresh perspectives on the classic, but neglected text of Daoism, the Liezi.

Author Biography

Ronnie Littlejohn is Professor of Philosophy at Belmont University and the author of Daoism: An Introduction. Jeffrey Dippmann is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Central Washington University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Introductionp. 1
The Liezi Text
Reading the Liezi: The First Thousand Yearsp. 15
The Liezi's Use of the Lost Zhuangzip. 31
Is the Liezi an Encheiridion?p. 51
Interpretive Essays
Torches of Chaos and Doubt: Themes of Process and Transformations in the Liezip. 77
The That-Beyond-Which of the Pristine Dao: Cosmogony in the Liezip. 101
The Theme of Unselfconsciousness in the Liezip. 127
Reading the Zhuangzi in Liezi: Redefining Xianshipp. 151
Applying the Teachings of the Liezi
Body and Identityp. 167
I, Robot: Self as Machine in the Liezip. 193
Dancing with Yinyang: The Art of Emergencep. 209
How To Fish Like a Daoistp. 225
When Butterflies Change into Birds: Life and Death in the Liezip. 241
Contributorsp. 255
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