On The Criticizing Spirit Of Zhuangzi's Philosophy

Since the end of the 20th century, in the upsurge of retrospection of the native culture, Taoism is being cared and stressed. It is very gratifying that scholars have made a large quantities of research results. For example, Zhuangzi'philosophy was once denounced by people, nowadays come to realize its significant modern value gradually. Certainly there are some weak points. The study of Zhuangzi'philosophy need to be deepened. I, based on the fully absorb and digestion, propose a opinion that the criticizing spirit is of the greatest modern value of Zhuangzi'philosophy, try to make a individual discussion on the criticizing spirit of Zhuangzi'philosophy, with a belief that the criticizing spirit of Zhuangzi'philosophy will make contribution in terms with our modernization construction as a distinctive spiritual resource .Four parts constitute this writing. The first chapter and second chapter inquire into the background and major content of Zhuangzi's philosophy ,point out the criticizing spirit is the soul of Zhuangzi's philosophy. In the last two, I probe into the characters and the modern value of the criticizing spirit of Zhuangzi's philosophy, analyze the criticizing spirit of Zhuangzi's philosophy deeply.Chapter one traces back to the background of Zhuangzi's philosophy. Zhuangzi lived in the middle of the Warring states period when great changes took place in ancient social structure. In the disaster of unbroken war, the human nature is engulfed by the power,wealth. The distortion of the material desire to the human nature has already reached to very serious stage that human nature became a hot issue. Zhuangzi put forward distinctive philosophy system in the course of criticizing social reality. Therefore Zhuangzi's philosophy imbued with strong criticizing spirit.Chapter two expounds the main content of Zhuangzi's philosophy. At first I analyze the key category " Tao". " Tao" is eternal, integral, indescribable and inactive. But the cardinal character is inactive. Secondly I review the theory of the inactive human nature of Zhuangzi's philosophy. Zhuangzi extended the inaction of all things to the theory of inactive human nature .Zhuangzi criticized Confucianism, Mohism, Mingjia,Fajia in order to maitain the inactive human nature. Thirdly I discuss the theory of inactive nature.Zhuangzi hold a view that man can't conquer nature, should utilize, transform nature rational and naturally, or else mankind will be penalized by naturet mercilessly. Moreover, I go into the theory of "Qiwu" of Zhuangzi's philosophy. Zhuangzi believed that the dark social realities originated from people's own self. Man should stand in the of universe, observe the world with the principle of "Tao". Only in this way , man can realize everything in the world has its irreplaceable value. Then man could eliminate the prejudice against others, clear up the contradictions between man and nature, man and man. At last I show the ideal pursuit of Zhuangzi'philosophy. The ideal pursuit, featured by freedom, equality, harmony, tolerance and so on, imbued with strong criticizing spirit.Chapter three expounds the characters of the criticizing spirit of Zhuangzi's philosophy, namely: Paying close attention to the social reality, concerning with life deeply, imbuing with romantic color. The criticizing spirit of Zhuangzi's philosophy derive from close attention to social reality. Read Zhuangzi in detail, we can have an intamate knowledge of his deep concern with life.Zhuangzi, using many tactics of literature such as imagination, overstatement, make-up, expressed the gloomy in the heart, criticized the social reality. So the criticizing spirit of Zhuangzi 's philosophy imbued with strong romantic color.Chapter four expounds the significant modern value of the criticizing spirit of Zhuangzi's philosophy. What zhuangzi afforded to us are not some concrete conclusions, But the criticizing spirit that embodies in the theory. Criticizing sp...