As the first systematic attempt to probe the linguistic strategies of Daoist Zhuangzi and Chan Buddhism; this book investigates three areas: deconstructive strategy; liminology of language; and indirect communication. It bases these investigations on the critical examination of original texts; placing them strictly within soteriological contexts. Whilst focusing on language use; the study also reveals some important truths about these two traditions and challenges many conventional understandings of them. Responding to recent critiques of Daoist and Chan Buddhist thought; it brings these two traditions into a constructive dialogue with contemporary philosophical reflection. It discovers Zhuangzian and Chan perspectives and sheds light on issues such as the relationship between philosophy and non-philosophy; de-reification of words; relativising the limit of language; structure of indirect communication; and use of paradox; tautology and poetic language.
#3790184 in Books 2001-03-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .65 x 6.62 x 9.22l; #File Name: 0415191467208 pages
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