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HPC 45. Practice Makes Perfect: Skill Stories in the Zhuangzi

History of Philosophy in India by Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Jan 18, 202620:43Education

In addition to sages who show us the way, the Zhuangzi features people taking on daily activities such as woodworking and butchering: we discuss how these figures serve as counterpoints to officials in the Zhuangzi’s tim...

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HPC 45. Practice Makes Perfect: Skill Stories in the Zhuangzi is an episode from History of Philosophy in India by Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers. In addition to sages who show us the way, the Zhuangzi features people taking...

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In addition to sages who show us the way, the Zhuangzi features people taking on daily activities such as woodworking and butchering: we discuss how these figures serve as counterpoints to officials in the Zhuangzi’s time.

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