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An Aesthetic Decipherment of Zhuangzi's "Free Wandering"

Yan Xiang-lin

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Tao is Zhuangzi's ontology and free is his existentialism.Free spiritual wandering is Zhuangzi's favorite aesthetic way.In existentialism,on one hand,it is a purest and most ingenious life style which an individual pursues;on the other hand,it is a presentation of ideal aesthetic way and poetic life wisdom.Game spirits is an organic component of free and the latter also provides opportunity for the appearance of the former.Game spirits become a style and taste of the book Zhuangzi,and they give readers a sort of thinking enlightenment and aesthetic happiness.

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Tao is Zhuangzi's ontology and free is his existentialism.Free spiritual wandering is Zhuangzi's favorite aesthetic way.In existentialism,on one hand,it is a purest and most ingenious life style which an individual pursues;on the other hand,it is a presentation of ideal aesthetic way and poetic life wisdom.Game spirits is an organic component of free and the latter also provides opportunity for the appearance of the former.Game spirits become a style and taste of the book Zhuangzi,and they give readers a sort of thinking enlightenment and aesthetic happiness.

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Tao is Zhuangzi's ontology and free is his existentialism.Free spiritual wandering is Zhuangzi's favorite aesthetic way.In existentialism,on one hand,it is a purest and most ingenious life style which an individual pursues;on the other hand,it is a presentation of ideal aesthetic way and poetic life wisdom.Game spirits is an organic component of free and the latter also provides opportunity for the appearance of the former.Game spirits become a style and taste of the book Zhuangzi,and they give readers a sort of thinking enlightenment and aesthetic happiness.

Key concepts: Existentialism, Aesthetics, Happiness, Decipherment, Enlightenment, Ideal (ethics), Style (visual arts), Taste

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