Value Pluralism and the Challenge of Normativity in the Zhuangzi

Kim-chong Chong’s 2016 book on the Zhuangzi balances the textual and historical approaches with conceptual and contemporary philosophical concerns. The focus on the early Confucian context and the philosophy of value pluralism, as well as the analysis of key concepts and creative interpretation of w...

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Main Author:	Mark L. Farrugia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Indiana University Press 2017-12-01
Series:	Journal of World Philosophies
Subjects:	Zhuangzi early Confucianism value pluralism non-normative tian normativity
Online Access:	https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/jwp/article/view/1265

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spelling	doaj-b41b9e01b690416b9aa525e2a2538bfc2020-11-24T21:34:34ZengIndiana University PressJournal of World Philosophies2474-17952017-12-012216516710.2979/jourworlphil.2.2.09Value Pluralism and the Challenge of Normativity in the ZhuangziMark L. FarrugiaKim-chong Chong’s 2016 book on the Zhuangzi balances the textual and historical approaches with conceptual and contemporary philosophical concerns. The focus on the early Confucian context and the philosophy of value pluralism, as well as the analysis of key concepts and creative interpretation of well-known passages, mark out Chong’s Zhuangzi from other accounts. Nevertheless, Chong faces the interpretative and philosophical challenge of reconciling value pluralism with the normative concerns and privileged ideals also present in the Zhuangzi.https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/jwp/article/view/1265Zhuangziearly Confucianismvalue pluralismnon-normative tiannormativity
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title	Value Pluralism and the Challenge of Normativity in the Zhuangzi
title_short	Value Pluralism and the Challenge of Normativity in the Zhuangzi
title_full	Value Pluralism and the Challenge of Normativity in the Zhuangzi
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publisher	Indiana University Press
series	Journal of World Philosophies
issn	2474-1795
publishDate	2017-12-01
description	Kim-chong Chong’s 2016 book on the Zhuangzi balances the textual and historical approaches with conceptual and contemporary philosophical concerns. The focus on the early Confucian context and the philosophy of value pluralism, as well as the analysis of key concepts and creative interpretation of well-known passages, mark out Chong’s Zhuangzi from other accounts. Nevertheless, Chong faces the interpretative and philosophical challenge of reconciling value pluralism with the normative concerns and privileged ideals also present in the Zhuangzi.
topic	Zhuangzi early Confucianism value pluralism non-normative tian normativity
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Value Pluralism and the Challenge of Normativity in the Zhuangzi

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