On Zhuang Zi’s Aesthetic Transcendence Over Human Predicament

Predicament is the survival of humans since ancient times in the face of life issues. Different philosophers and thinkers reveal it and propose different solutions. This case study of Zhuangzi deals with his profound experience of the predicament of life and reveal, and what he’s advocating and practicing aesthetic transcendence. Zhuang Zi’s deeply concerned about the universal predicament of human survival problems, such as illness and death, the impermanence of life, of human bondage, spiritual bondage and so on, but when facing and solving these questions he has adopted the way of similar to aestheticsing while solving these problems, with strong aesthstic color and aesthetics mean. He embraces and conducts oneself with the philosophy of life of "free and easy " in society, pursues individual spirit freely. He takes everything into consideration in aesthetic way, and takes life into consideration with the aesthetic attitude. In a word, he settles down in life with superb aesthetic spirit, and surmount the predicament. This has had the profound influence on the later generation, and also has the enlightenment significance for now.