Putting Things in the Right Perspective: liberating the mind through the performative Zhuangzi
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This thesis offers an English translation and interpretive analysis of the Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi. I examine how the text resets the reader's firmly established beliefs and behaviors to transport the mind and free the spirit from the shackles of culture and language frameworks, prejudices, and distinctions through the narrative force of language. I present my own interpretation of what the text accomplishes, showing how crucial the presentation of Zhuangzi’s dialogues, stories and poems is to the text’s very substance and how the Zhuangzi effectively leads its audience toward positive change by the process of interacting with it.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | June 2019 |
| Date modified | December 5, 2022 |
| Publication date | June 3, 2022 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Gardinier, Jeremy | |
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| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Stanford Global Studies, Center for East Asian Studies | |
| Thesis advisor | Sun, Chaofen |
Subjects
| Subject | East Asian Studies |
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| Genre | Text |
| Genre | Thesis |
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Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- Gardinier, Jeremy (2019). Putting Things in the Right Perspective: liberating the mind through the performative Zhuangzi. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/rk392dj6710
Collection
Stanford Center for East Asian Studies Thesis Collection
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- jeremy55@stanford.edu
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