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A collection of parables, dialogues, and allegories that develop a Daoist outlook through paradox, natural imagery, and playful skepticism. The text contrasts conventional moral and political norms with a philosophy of spontaneous, effortless action, emphasizes transformation and the relativity of opposites, and challenges reliance on fixed language and judgments. Chapters move between fable and reflective essay to critique social ambition and prescriptive doctrine while proposing simplicity, inner freedom, and attunement to nature's changing rhythms as a guide for ethical life and governance.

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Title: Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer

Author: Zhuangzi

Contributor: Aubrey L. Moore

Translator: Herbert Allen Giles

Release date: June 9, 2019 [eBook #59709]

Language: English

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Chuang Tzŭ

Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer

TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE

BY

HERBERT A. GILES

H. B. M.'s Consul at Tamsui

London
BERNARD QUARITCH
1889