Genuine Pretending: On the Philosophy of the Zhuangzi

by Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D'Ambrosio

Book Overview

Genuine Pretending is an innovative and comprehensive new reading of the Zhuangzi that highlights the critical and therapeutic functions of satire and humor. Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D'Ambrosio show how this Daoist classic, contrary to contemporary philosophical readings, distances itself from the pursuit of authenticity and subverts the dominant Confucianism of its time through satirical allegories and ironical reflections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231183992
• ISBN13: 9780231183994
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"