Daoism, Dandyism, and Political Correctness

Name: Daoism, Dandyism, and Political Correctness
Brand: ST UNIV OF NEW YORK PR
SKU: 9781438494517
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Szerző: Thorsten Botz-Bornstein

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Kötés: Puha kötésű

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Argues that Daoism and dandyism, linked by likeminded philosophies of "carefree wandering," deconstr...

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Thorsten Botz-Bornstein

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Angol

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Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

2024

oldal

232

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9781438494517

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1438494513

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44575327

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ST UNIV OF NEW YORK PR

Súly

227

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152 x 229 x 25

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Argues that Daoism and dandyism, linked by likeminded philosophies of "carefree wandering," deconstruct the puritanism and political correctness sought by Confucianism, Victorianism, and contemporary neoliberal culture.

How would Zhuangzi, a Chinese philosopher who lived in the fourth century BCE, have reacted to the recent linguistic reforms commonly referred to as "political correctness"? Zhuangzi was a language skeptic, which means that he did not believe that language could convey the true meanings of the world. Might Zhuangzi have argued that political correctness creates but a dream world made of rules, policies, and words-no more real than when he "dreamt he was a butterfly"? Written in a provocative tone, this book looks at political correctness through the lens of ancient Chinese philosophy, as well as through Brummell''s and Wilde''s aesthetic philosophy of dandyism. Several scholars have established links between Zhuangzi and dandyism, and Wilde wrote one of the first reviews of Herbert Giles''s English translation of the Zhuangzi. Like Daoism, dandyism does not engage in a Confucian "correction" of language, instead preferring aimless roaming and rambling. The Daoist "carefree wanderer" is a flâneur, and both Daoist and dandy deconstruct the puritanism and correctness sought by Confucianism, Victorianism, and our contemporary neoliberal culture. Instead of seeking to induce correct opinions, they seek to liberate the mind.

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