| Summary: | 碩士 === 華梵大學 === 哲學系碩士班 === 103 === Zhuangzi seeks for free spiritual life; however, in an environment of unrest political and social chaos at that time, people had to face with various difficulties throughout the life, leaving people being away from principium. Therefore, reflection, contemplation of all kinds of life dilemma, thinking ways to be uncontrolled by contrast of secular life and limited life, so as to achieve a new realm of free mind among things in the world, became the source of Zhuangzi thought and philosophy of practical life.
“Human World” is a narration which presents Zhuangzi’s attitude of life and how to relieve various difficulties to achieve ideal free world in the face of chaos in this world. Firstly, personal accomplishment in morality, insights given for “Xinzhai” and get rid of temptation of fame, obliterating sensory desire. Secondly, “things have their own way” was proposed to bail out the dilemma between gain and concern of success or failure of mission that let it go as it wishes. Thirdly, the important of using method of “Upright mind with things arranged” plays the key role during acting as the assistant to the prince. Finally, oak tree, wood of Shangchiu and fragmented sparse were served as metaphors and “use among useless” was used to transcend mundane purposes that entire world is grasped through chaos if purposeless attitude dealing with things.
This paper had preliminary analysis on the texts referred in “Human World”, then, followed by referring to scholars’ interpretations and connecting their thoughts to discuss meanings therein, and identifying dilemma and solution in each paragraph as the main discourse.
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