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The Life Aesthetics of Zhuangzi's Wandering in Absolute Freedom

Kai Wang

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Zhuangzi's aesthetics means the aesthetics of Wandering in Absolute Freedom.Wandering in Absolute Freedom,which regards absolute freedom as its core,becomes the same home to return to for Zhuangzi's life philosophy and aesthetics.Focusing on life requires Zhuangzi to think about the essence and value of life from the angle of Theory of Reality,which indicates his appreciation of ultimate.Zhuangzi has concerned and thought more about life than any other in Taoism School,and,he attaches Tao with life closely and regards the state of Tao as the highest state of life.Starting from the nous experiencing,Zhuangzi's aesthetics pursues after the eternal life significance and brings the limited life of individual into the magnificent universe life,in order to realize beauty,step into infinite from finiteness,and,let the life become eternal and aestheticized.

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Zhuangzi's aesthetics means the aesthetics of Wandering in Absolute Freedom.Wandering in Absolute Freedom,which regards absolute freedom as its core,becomes the same home to return to for Zhuangzi's life philosophy and aesthetics.Focusing on life requires Zhuangzi to think about the essence and value of life from the angle of Theory of Reality,which indicates his appreciation of ultimate.Zhuangzi has concerned and thought more about life than any other in Taoism School,and,he attaches Tao with life closely and regards the state of Tao as the highest state of life.Starting from the nous experiencing,Zhuangzi's aesthetics pursues after the eternal life significance and brings the limited life of individual into the magnificent universe life,in order to realize beauty,step into infinite from finiteness,and,let the life become eternal and aestheticized.

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Zhuangzi's aesthetics means the aesthetics of Wandering in Absolute Freedom.Wandering in Absolute Freedom,which regards absolute freedom as its core,becomes the same home to return to for Zhuangzi's life philosophy and aesthetics.Focusing on life requires Zhuangzi to think about the essence and value of life from the angle of Theory of Reality,which indicates his appreciation of ultimate.Zhuangzi has concerned and thought more about life than any other in Taoism School,and,he attaches Tao with life closely and regards the state of Tao as the highest state of life.Starting from the nous experiencing,Zhuangzi's aesthetics pursues after the eternal life significance and brings the limited life of individual into the magnificent universe life,in order to realize beauty,step into infinite from finiteness,and,let the life become eternal and aestheticized.

Key concepts: Absolute (philosophy), Taoism, Beauty, Aesthetics, Philosophy, State (computer science), Life value, Value (mathematics)

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