Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; research, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour
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Prerequisites: AST 107/CHN 107/RLST 107 or CHN 112 or PHIL 110; or consent of instructor
Description: An examination of chaos, epistemological and linguistic relativism, fate, skill, and the character of the sage in the Chinese Daoist text Zhuangzi. Discusses the structure and style of this literary masterpiece. Students with knowledge of classical Chinese may arrange additional work through special studies.