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Wander Freely Between Life And Death - The Zhuangzi Death Ethical And Value Study

Posted on:2011-02-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W QinFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360305974148Subject:Ethics
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The matter of life and death is an ultimate think over life. It is also the core issue of life. People study it through exploring the nature of life in order to obtain a complete understanding of inherent meaning of the life.We often ask ourselves:how to make a meaningful and valuable life? To live is out of our choice and to die is inevitable. This is a reality that every human being has to face finally. It is also an objective law of nature and an axiom which no human being can change. The first day when we come to this world, we are approaching death step by step as well. As a matter of fact, our attitude towards death is the way we see life. Perhaps why we feel extremely terrible with death is because of the mystery of death of its own and our ignorance of death. Therefore, only when we solve the mystery of the death, we can remove our anxiety and fear from death. Only when then we can go to cherish life and be kind to death.In pre-Qin period, various schools of thought had different views on life and death. Among them, it is Zhuangzi that talked and studied life and death most deeply. Zhuangzi studied the life and death with romanticism and naturalism. He committed to find the truth of life and death in order to reveal the mystery of death. His researches provide an eternal references for the people at all times. According to his researches, people can go to make a state with quietness, detachment and freedom from puzzled, exhausted and wandering life, then ramble between the life and death.
Keywords/Search Tags:Zhuangzi, life and death, death ethics, happy, modern value
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