Ideas of Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), by Theme
[Chinese, 369 - 286 BCE, Born at Meng, in China. A minor court official.]
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
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Words of wisdom are precise and clear
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy
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Don't even start, let's just stay put
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
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Disagreement means you do not understand at all
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 3. Eristic
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If you beat me in argument, does that mean you are right?
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge
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Do not try to do things, or to master knowledge; just be empty
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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 5. Dream Scepticism
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You know you were dreaming when you wake, but there might then be a greater awakening from that
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Did Chuang Tzu dream he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dream he was Chuang Tzu?
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16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self
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The perfect man has no self
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To see with true clarity, your self must be irrelevant
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 10. Denial of Meanings
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If words can't be defined, they may just be the chirruping of chicks
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions
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Words are for meaning, and once you have that you can forget the words
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage
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Great courage is not violent
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27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life
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As all life is one, what need is there for words?
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29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 2. Taoism
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Go with the flow, and be one with the void of Heaven
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Fish forget about each other in the pond and forget each other in the Tao
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