On Chuang Tzu

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Summary: On Chuang Tzu by Hyun Höchsmann.
Review: The monogram on the philosophy of Chuang-tzu by Hyun Höchsmann is a very welcome introduction to an important Chinese thinker who is less well known in the West than Lao Tze or Confucius, whose ideas, Höchsmann shows, he synthesized in a highly oroiginal way. Chuang-Tzu is often thought of as a Taoist but Hyun Höchsmann shows that he has much in common with Confucianism as well, particularly in recognizing the importance of cooperative social relationships. Her book is a paradigm of elegant clarity in its appreciation of ancient Chinese thought.

Raziel Abelson

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
New York University

Rating:
Summary: On Chuang Tzu by Hyun Höchsmann.
Review: The monogram on the philosophy of Chuang-tzu by Hyun Höchsmann is a very welcome introduction to an important Chinese thinker who is less well known in the West than Lao Tze or Confucius, whose ideas, Höchsmann shows, he synthesized in a highly oroiginal way. Chuang-Tzu is often thought of as a Taoist but Hyun Höchsmann shows that he has much in common with Confucianism as well, particularly in recognizing the importance of cooperative social relationships. Her book is a paradigm of elegant clarity in its appreciation of ancient Chinese thought.

Raziel Abelson

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
New York University