zhuangzi joy of fish

Key Takeaway: The Joy of Fish.

The Joy of Fish. Knowing is not only possession of proof. Zhuangzi (庄子, also romanized Chuang Tzu; the pinyin form of the same name), meaning "Master Zhuang," was a Chinese philosopher of the late 4th century BCE whose personal name was Zhuang Zhou (庄周). The Zhuangzi, the foundational Taoist text named for him, is a composite work of 33 chapters — not a book written entirely by one person — famous for its parables (the butterfly dream, Cook Ding carving an ox, the happy fish debate, the useless tree) and for ideas such as free and easy wandering (xiaoyao you, 逍遥游), the equality of things (qiwu, 齐物), and spontaneous transformation (ziran, 自然). • Knowing is not only possession of proof

According to the Tao Te Ching by Laozi and the Zhuangzi, the foundational texts of Taoist philosophy, The Joy of Fish.

— Oriens

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