Skill and Mastery: Philosophical Stories from the Zhuangzi presents an illuminating analysis of skill stories from the Zhuangzi, a 4th century BCE Daoist text. In this intriguing text that subverts conventional norms and pursuits, ordinary activities such as swimming, cicada-catching and wheelmaking are executed with such remarkable efficacy and spontaneity that they seem like magical feats. An international team of scholars explores these stories in their philosophical, historical and political contexts. Their analyses' highlight the stories'underlying conceptions of agency, character and cultivation; and relevance to contemporary debates on human action and experience. The result is a valuable collection, opening up new lines of inquiry in comparative East-West philosophical debates on skill, cultivation and mastery, as well as cross-disciplinary debates in psychology, cognitive science and philosophy.
| ISBN: | 9781786609120 |
| Publication date: | 12th July 2019 |
| Author: | Karyn Lai |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield International |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 308 pages |
| Series: | CEACOP East Asian Comparative Ethics, Politics and Philosophy of Law |
| Genres: |
East Asian and Indian philosophy Ethics and moral philosophy Topics in philosophy Translation and interpretation |