This article is going to discuss Chuang Tzu's thoughts on person enslaved by the outside or material w orld from three aspects: presenting this phenomenon,expounding its sources and exploring the solution to this ...This article is going to discuss Chuang Tzu's thoughts on person enslaved by the outside or material w orld from three aspects: presenting this phenomenon,expounding its sources and exploring the solution to this problem. Chuang Tzu pointed out the phenomenon of person's being enslaved by the outside or material world was a common state of his time, yet this great pow er and its influence was ignored by people. About the source of this giant power,Chuang Tzu thought that it was the sage's goodw ill and the Confucianist moral and emotions and know ledge in their work and life that caused the alienation of the human na-ture. Thus there are two ways against the alienation; one is realistic that abandons all wise men and rulers,back to the primitive society,the other is idealistic,w hich is to abandon all wis-dom,care about noting and do nothing.展开更多
文摘This article is going to discuss Chuang Tzu's thoughts on person enslaved by the outside or material w orld from three aspects: presenting this phenomenon,expounding its sources and exploring the solution to this problem. Chuang Tzu pointed out the phenomenon of person's being enslaved by the outside or material world was a common state of his time, yet this great pow er and its influence was ignored by people. About the source of this giant power,Chuang Tzu thought that it was the sage's goodw ill and the Confucianist moral and emotions and know ledge in their work and life that caused the alienation of the human na-ture. Thus there are two ways against the alienation; one is realistic that abandons all wise men and rulers,back to the primitive society,the other is idealistic,w hich is to abandon all wis-dom,care about noting and do nothing.