The Tension Between Illusion and Reality in Zhuangzi’s ‘Dream of the Butterfly.’ Philosophical Analysis of Western Reception
One of the most important allegories of Daoism is the ‘Dream of the Butterfly’ in the second chapter of the Zhuangzi (Qi wu lun). Sometimes it is supposed to be a representation of all Daoist or even all Chinese philosophy in the West. This allegory encompasses fundamental Daoist notions, such as sp...
Main Author: | Agnė Budriūnaitė |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Institute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University
2014-03-01
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Series: | The Polish Journal of Aesthetics |
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Online Access: | https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/138871836/eik_32_8.pdf/66e2e55d-d1cf-4e41-9c8d-c9f28ea7e890 |
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